Vinyl pressings
by Teddy Randazzo · 1962
Big Wide World / Be Sure My Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1962, 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.
R R BellSound N90W-1999-1A A1A-Side Runout Etching
R R BellSound N90W-2000-1A A1B-Side Runout Etching
N9OW 1999A-Side Label
N9OW 2000B-Side Label
AI [Bell Sound] #90W-1999-1B IRunout, Side A, Etched Except [Stamped]
AI [Bell Sound] #M90W-2000-1B IRunout, Side B, Etched Except [Stamped]
N9OW-1999Side A Label
N9OW-2000Side B Label
N90W-1999-1C △45210 [MR logo] Bell SoundRunout A
N90W-2000-1C △45210-X [MR logo] Bell SoundRunout B
N9OW-1999Side A label
N9OW-2000Side B label
N9OW-1999Side A Label
N9OW-2000Side B Label
N90W 1999A (Runout)
N90W 2000B (Runout)
SRC 15040-ASide A Runout
SRC 15040-BSide B Runout
DG 15040 ASide A Label
DG 15040 BSide B Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Scandinavia | Colpix Records CP 15040First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1962 | Canada | Colpix Records CP 662First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Colpix Records CP 662First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Colpix Records CP 662First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Colpix Records CP 662First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1962 | US | Colpix Records CP 662First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Colpix Records CX 42.8847", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | Pye International 7N.251817", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Pye Records PP - 1987", 45 RPM, Single, Sampler | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Sampler |
| ? | Australia | Pye Records PP-1987", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | New Zealand | Pye Records 7N251817", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Scandinavia | Colpix Records CP 15040 / Sonet CP-150407", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
12 vinyl pressings of Big Wide World / Be Sure My Love are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1962 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, Canada, Scandinavia. One of them is Colpix Records CP 662, released October 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CP 662, CP 15040) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R R BellSound N90W-1999-1A A1 and R R BellSound N90W-2000-1A A1. 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.
