Vinyl pressings
by The Ames Brothers · 1950
Rag Mop / Sentimental Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1950. 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 1950, the album's first year, in 2 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.
W75569T10ASide A runout, variant 1
W75570T10ASide B runout, variant 1
W75570T20ASide B runout, variant 2
W75569T18ASide A runout, variant 2
45-75569A-Side
45-75570B-Side
45-75569A-Side
45-75570B-Side
W75569T6ASide A runout
W75570T9ASide B runout
75569Side A label
75570★Side B label
W75570T38A 60140Side A runout stamped
W75569T9A 60140Side B runout stamped
75570Side A label
75569Side B label
W75570T23ASide A runout stamped
W75569T7ASide B runout stamped
75570Side A label
75569Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | US | Coral 9-60140First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1950 | US | Coral 9-60140First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1950 | Canada | Coral 60140First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1950 | Canada | Coral 60140First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1950 | US | Coral 60140First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1950 | US | Coral 60140First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Promo · Promo | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | Canada | Coral 65502Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Canada | MCA Records MCA 600027", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-600027", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-600027", 45 RPM, Reissue, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-600027", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Coral 9-655027", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Coral 9-655027", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Coral 655027", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Collectables COL-902527", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-600027", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Rag Mop / Sentimental Me are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1950 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1950, in US, Canada. One of them is Coral 60140, released January 14, 1950.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 60140, 9-60140) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, W75569T10A and W75570T10A. 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.
