Vinyl pressings
by The Limeliters · 1962
Sing Out! was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 5 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.
M2PP-3964-2Runout Side A (var. 1)
M2PP-3965-2Runout Side B (var. 1)
M2PP-3964 |̶|̶Runout Side A (var. 2)
M2PP-3965 |̶|̶Runout Side B (var. 2)
M2PY-3966-2 HSide A runout, etched
M2PY-3967 HSide B runout, etched
M2PY-3966Side A label
M2PY-3967Side B label
M2 PP3964-10S I X C2Side A stamped runout (X etched)
M2 PP3965-10S I X A4Side B stamped runout (X etched)
M2PP-3964Side A center label
M2PP-3965Side B center 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-2445 / RCA Victor LPM 2445First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-2445 / RCA Victor LSP 2445First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Germany | RCA LSP-2445 / RCA LSP 2445First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Japan | Victor SHP-5123First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | UK | RCA Victor RD-7513First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | RCA Victor RD-7513First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2445First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2445First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2445First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2445LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2445LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2445LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2445 RE / RCA Victor LSP 2445 RELP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2445 / RCA Victor LPM 2445LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
14 vinyl pressings of Sing Out! are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1962 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in Canada, UK, US, Germany and more. One of them is RCA Victor LPM-2445.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPM-2445, LSP-2445, RD-7513, SHP-5123) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M2PP-3964-2 and M2PP-3965-2. 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.
