Vinyl pressings
by Smothers Brothers · 1965
Mom Always Liked You Best! was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 3 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.
MG 21051A M1x RRSide A runout, variant 1
MG 21051B M1x RRSide B runout, variant 1
MG 21051A M1x R ||| RRSide A runout, variant 2
MG 21051B M1x RR R||Side B runout, variant 2
SR 61051-A-M4 MR IRunout side A
SR 61051-B-M7 MR DRunout side B
MG 21051A M5Runout side A
MG 21051B M4Runout side B
SR 61051-A-M1 P A1 oSide A stamped
SR 61051-B-M1 DSide B stamped
SR 61051-A-M1(x RR R-1)Side 1, Stamped (Etched), variant 1
SR 61051-B-M2 (RR R-11)Side 2, Stamped (Etched), variant 1
SR 61051-A-M1x RRSide 1, Stamped (Etched), variant 2
SR 61051-B-M2 RRSide 2, Stamped (Etched), variant 2
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Canada | Mercury MG 21051First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Mercury SR 61051First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Canada | Mercury SR 61051First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | Mercury 20115 MCLFirst yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Mercury 20115 SMCLFirst yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Mercury MG 21051First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Mercury SR 61051First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Mercury SR-61051 / Mercury SR 61051First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Mercury MG 21051First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Mercury MG 21051First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | US | Mercury SR 61051 / Mercury SR-61051First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Mercury SR 61051First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Mercury MG 21051First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of Mom Always Liked You Best! are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Mercury MG 21051.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MG 21051, SR 61051, SR-61051, 20115 MCL) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MG 21051A M1x RR and MG 21051B M1x RR. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
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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