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The Golden Gate QuartetSings For You

Vinyl pressings

Sings For You

by The Golden Gate Quartet · 1963

15 pressings7 countriesGospelSwingJazzBlues

Sings For You was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. 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 Sings For You

2 pressings came out in 1963, 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.

Australia

1963
Label and catalog number
Concert Hall SMS 164Concert Hall SMS-164
Format
LP, 10", Stereo
Runout / matrix

MX150060 SMS164-1-1Side A - runout

MX150061 SMS164-11-1Side B - runout

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 15 vinyl pressings

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

1960s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1963AustraliaConcert Hall SMS 164 / Concert Hall SMS-164First yearLP, 10", StereoLP, 10", Stereo
1963UKConcert Hall CM 164First yearLP, 10"LP, 10"
1970s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1978FranceMusidisc 30 CO 1390 / Musidisc CO 1390LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
Year unknown12 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?FranceMusidisc 30 CV 1390LPLP
?FranceMusical Masterpiece Society MMS-164 / Guilde Internationale Du Disque MMS 164LP, 10", Mono · MonoLP, 10", Mono · Mono
?FranceMusidisc 30 CV 1390LPLP
?FranceMusical Masterpiece Society MMS-164LP, 10", Mono · MonoLP, 10", Mono · Mono
?GermanyMusical Masterpiece Society MMS-164LP, 10", Mono · MonoLP, 10", Mono · Mono
?GermanyMusical Masterpiece Society M-164LP, 10", Mono · MonoLP, 10", Mono · Mono
?GermanyMusical Masterpiece Society MMS-164LP, 10", Promo, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, 10", Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
?ItalyMusical Masterpiece Society MMS-164LP, 10"LP, 10"
?ItalyMusical Masterpiece Society MMS-164LP, 10"LP, 10"
?ItalyMusical Masterpiece Society MMS-164LP, 10"LP, 10"
?JapanConcert Hall M-164 / Concert Hall SM-164LP, 10"LP, 10"
?USMusical Masterpiece Society MMS-164LP, 10"LP, 10"

Tracklist

  1. A1I Want To Know
  2. A2Waillie Waillie
  3. A3Basin Street Blues
  4. A4Blueberry Hill
  5. A5Marianne
  6. B1His Eye Is On The Sparrow
  7. B2I Want To Go There
  8. B3Heaven Is A Beautiful Place
  9. B4Shine On, Harvest Moon
  10. B5I Found Out

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Sings For You are there?

15 vinyl pressings of Sings For You are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1963 and 1978.

When was Sings For You first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1963, in UK, Australia. One of them is Concert Hall CM 164.

How do I tell if my copy of Sings For You is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CM 164, SMS 164) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Sings For You 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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