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Vinyl pressings

This Is My Life

by Shirley Bassey · 1968

24 pressings12 countriesVocalPop

This Is My Life was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of This Is My Life

11 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 6 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 24 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s13 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1968AustraliaUnited Artists Records SUAL-933,092First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1968AustraliaUnited Artists Records SUAL-933,092First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968BrazilUnited Artists Records UAS 6675 / Discos Copacabana S-UA 20076First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1968CanadaUnited Artists Records UAS 6675First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968ItalyUnited Artists Records UAS 9035First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968ItalyUnited Artists Records UAS 9035First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · PromoLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo
1968UKUnited Artists Records ULP 1210First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1968UKUnited Artists Records SULP 1210First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968USUnited Artists Records UAS 6675First yearLPLP
1968USUnited Artists Records UAL-33,092First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1968USUnited Artists Records UAS 6675First yearLPLP
1969South AfricaUnited Artists Records UAS 6675LPLP
1969TurkeyUnited Artists Records SULP 1210 / United Artists Records 229LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980SpainLiberty 10c 054-083085LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
Year unknown10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?FranceSunset Records SLS 50297 / Sunset Records SLS 50 297LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?GermanyUnited Artists Records UAS 69 188 ILP, AlbumLP, Album
?GermanyUnited Artists Records UAS 69 188 ILP, AlbumLP, Album
?NetherlandsUnited Artists Records Xua s-5015LPLP
?UKUnited Artists Records SULP 1210LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USUnited Artists Records UAS 6675LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USUnited Artists Records UAS 6675LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USUnited Artists Records UAS 6675LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?USUnited Artists Records UAS 6675LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?USUnited Artists Records UAS 6675LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. A1Now You Want To Be Loved
  2. A2Goin' Out Of My Head / You Go To My Head
  3. A3Softly As I Leave You
  4. A4A Time For Us
  5. A5The Joker
  6. A6I Must Know
  7. B1This Is My Life (La Vita)
  8. B2Who Am I?
  9. B3Funny Girl
  10. B4Sunny
  11. B5I've Been Loved
  12. B6Where Is Tomorrow?

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of This Is My Life are there?

24 vinyl pressings of This Is My Life are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1968 and 1980.

When was This Is My Life first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is United Artists Records UAS 6675.

How do I tell if my copy of This Is My Life is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UAS 6675, UAL-33,092, ULP 1210, SULP 1210) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UAS-6675-1-Re and UAS-6675-2. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is This Is My Life on vinyl worth?

It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.

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