Vinyl pressings
by The Marcels · 1961
Blue Moon / Goodbye To Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
27 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 17 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.
M8 0W4136--1 A1 RA-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
M8 0W4137--1 A2 RB-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
M8 0W4136--1 C3 RA-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
M8 0W4137--1 A4 RB-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
M8OW-4136--B AYSide A Wax, variant 1
M8OW-4137--1B ACSide B Wax, variant 1
M8OW-4136--1B A3 ISide A Wax, variant 2
M8OW-4137--1B A2 ISide B Wax, variant 2
CP 186 A1 JM 905A-Side etched
JM 906 CP 186 B1B-Side etched
CP 186 A₂Side A Runout, Variant 1
CP 186 B₂Side B Runout, Variant 1
CP 186 A₁ JM 905Side A Runout, Variant 2
JM 906 CP 186 B₁Side B Runout, Variant 2
M8OW-4136Label A
M8OW-4137Label B
M8OW4136- - 1 A1Machine Stamped - Side A
M8OW4137- - A1Machine Stamped - Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Australia | Pye Records PP-099First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Belgium | Colpix Records CP 186First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1961 | Belgium | Colpix Records CP 186First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Brazil | Colpix Records 80.001First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1961 | Brazil | Continental 80.001First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Canada | Colpix Records CP 186First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Denmark | Colpix Records CP 15014First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Finland | Sonet CP 15014First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | France | Colpix Records CP 186First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Italy | Colpix Records CP 04010 / Bluebell Record CP 04010First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Japan | Colpix Records COX-1005First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Netherlands | Colpix Records A 8008First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | New Zealand | Pye International 7N 25073First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | New Zealand | Pye International 7N 25073First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Norway | Sonet CP 15014First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | US | Eric Records 1137", 45 RPM, Reissue, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Eric Records 1137", 45 RPM, Reissue, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Eric Records 1137", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress, Styrene |
| ? | US | Colpix Records CP 1867", Single, 45 RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Collectables COL 02877", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Colpix Records CP 186 / Colpix Records CP-1867", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Colpix Records CP 18610", 78 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 10", 78 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Eric Records 1137", 45 RPM, Reissue, Repress, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Repress, Styrene |
36 vinyl pressings of Blue Moon / Goodbye To Love are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1961 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Colpix Records CP 186.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CP 186, CP-186, 7N.25073, PP-099) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M8 0W4136--1 A1 R and M8 0W4137--1 A2 R. 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.
