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The Cliff Adams SingersSing Something Simple

Vinyl pressings

Sing Something Simple

by The Cliff Adams Singers · 1959

10 pressings3 countriesVocalPop

Sing Something Simple was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. 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 Sing Something Simple

1 pressing came out in 1959, the album's first year. 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.

UK

1959
Label and catalog number
Pye International NPL 28013
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

1 LP 12013 A-3WMSide A Runout, Stamped

1 LP 12013 B-2WMSide B Runout, Stamped

- EITSide B Runout, Etched

Full details of this pressing

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

All 10 vinyl pressings

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

1950s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1959UKPye International NPL 28013First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1960s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1966UKMarble Arch MAL 637LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
1970s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970UKHallmark Marble Arch HMA 214LP, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
Year unknown7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?NetherlandsPalette LPPL 9403LPLP
?UKPye Golden Guinea Records GGL.0150LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?UKPye Golden Guinea Records GGL 0150 / Pye Golden Guinea Records GGL.0150LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?UKHallmark Marble Arch HMA 214LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?UKPye Golden Guinea Records GGL.0150LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?UKPye Golden Guinea Records GGL 0150 / Pye Golden Guinea Records GGL.0150LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?USHallmark Marble Arch HMA 214LPLP

Tracklist

  1. Side 1:
  2. A1Sing Something Simple
  3. A2Hometown
  4. A3Underneath The Arches
  5. A4Drink To Me Only
  6. A5Me And My Shadow
  7. A6Cruising Down The River
  8. A7Home On The Range
  9. A8Wheezy-Anna
  10. A9Goodbye Hawaii
  11. Side 2:
  12. B1Little Dolly Daydream
  13. B2Lily Of Laguna
  14. B3I Love You Truly
  15. B4Drifting And Dreaming
  16. B5My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean
  17. B6Let The Great Big World Keep Turning
  18. B7Ferry Boat Serenade
  19. B8Mother (A Word That Means The World To Me)
  20. B9A - You're Adorable

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Sing Something Simple are there?

10 vinyl pressings of Sing Something Simple are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1959 and 1970.

When was Sing Something Simple first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1959, in UK. One of them is Pye International NPL 28013.

How do I tell if my copy of Sing Something Simple is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NPL 28013) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1 LP 12013 A-3WM and 1 LP 12013 B-2WM. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Sing Something Simple 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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