US
1958- Label and catalog number
- Somerset P-2500
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
- Runout / matrix
MI-2500-A-1 L̲W̲Runout Side A, etched
MI-2500BRunout Side B, etched
MI-2500ALabel Side A
MI-2500BLabel Side B
Vinyl pressings
by The Paris Theatre Orchestra · 1958
Honeymoon In Paris 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.
4 pressings 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.
MI-2500-A-1 L̲W̲Runout Side A, etched
MI-2500BRunout Side B, etched
MI-2500ALabel Side A
MI-2500BLabel Side B
MI 2500B-I 3-31-58Side A
MI 2500 A1 2-21-58Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | US | Somerset P-2500First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Somerset SF-2500First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | Somerset P-2500First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Somerset P-2500First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | Pye Golden Guinea Records GGL 0051LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | UK | Marble Arch MAL 591LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Somerset S-25LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Arc Records ACF13LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Reo R 125LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Cuba | Somerset P-2500 / Somerset SF-2500LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of Honeymoon In Paris are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1958 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US. One of them is Somerset P-2500.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use P-2500, SF-2500) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MI-2500-A-1 L̲W̲ and MI-2500B. 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.