Vinyl pressings
by The Ink Spots · 1958
Sincerely Yours was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1958, 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.
MG6354T1 1 VPSide A - Stamped (VP are twice the normal size) (Variant 1)
MG6355T2 1 VPSide B - Stamped (VP are twice the normal size) (Variant 1)
MG6354T3 2Side A - Stamped (Variant 2)
MG6355T4 2Side B - Stamped (Variant 2)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | US | Vocalion VL 3606First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Canada | Vocalion VL 73606 / Vocalion VL 7-3606LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | New Zealand | MCA Coral COPS 7041LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1973 | US | MCA Coral VL 73606LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | US | MCA Coral CR-20182LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | MCA Records COPS 7041LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Vocalion VL 3606LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Canada | Vocalion VL 3606LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | New Zealand | Vocalion VL 36001/VLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | South Africa | Brunswick LAT 3048LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Vocalion VL 73606LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| ? | US | Vocalion VL 73606LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Vocalion VL 73606LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Sincerely Yours are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1958 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US. One of them is Vocalion VL 3606.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VL 3606) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MG6354T1 1 VP and MG6355T2 1 VP. 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.
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