US
May 1960- Label and catalog number
- Mohawk 116
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Mono
- Runout / matrix
ZTSP64903-1ADRunout, Side A, Etched
STZP64904-1J.. - - .Runout, Side B, Etched
ZTSP 64903Label Side A
ZTSP 64904Label Side B
Vinyl pressings
by The Demensions · 1960
Over The Rainbow / Nursery Rhime Rock was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1960, 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.
ZTSP64903-1ADRunout, Side A, Etched
STZP64904-1J.. - - .Runout, Side B, Etched
ZTSP 64903Label Side A
ZTSP 64904Label Side B
ZTSP64903-1BSide A
ZTSP64904-1BSide B
ZTSP64903-1A - . - -Runout, Side A
ZSTP64904-1B - .Runout, Side B
ZTSP 64903Label Side A
ZTSP 64904Label Side B
ZTSP64903-1D TSide A runout
ZTSP64904-1C TSide B runout
ZTSP 64903A side label
ZTSP 64904B side label
ZTSP64903-1E ∆35719Side A, etched runout
ZTSP64904-1E ∆35719-XSide B, etched runout
ZTSP 64903Side A, label
ZTSP 64904Side B, label
ZTSP 64903A side label
ZTSP 64904B side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | Top Rank International TRS-1571First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Germany | Top Rank International 75 099First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Italy | Top Rank International R. 2242First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | Top Rank International Jar 505First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | US | Mohawk 116First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1960 | US | Mohawk 116First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Mohawk 116First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1960 | US | Mohawk 116First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1960 | US | Mohawk 116First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1960 | Canada | Barry B-3008XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Mohawk 116First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Mohawk MO-1167", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | Mohawk M-1167", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Top Rank International TRS-15717", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| ? | UK | Top Rank International JAR-5057", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Old Hit Records 50027", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Old Hit Records 50027", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Old Hit Records 50027", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mohawk M-1167", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of Over The Rainbow / Nursery Rhime Rock are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1960 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Mohawk 116, released May 1960.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 116, Jar 505, B-3008X, TRS-1571) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZTSP64903-1AD and STZP64904-1J.. - - .. 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.