Vinyl pressings
by The Platters · 1957
I'm Sorry / He's Mine was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1957, the album's first year, in 7 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.
YWM-45-12626-1 'Anvil/Lathe - Image'Side A - Stamped
#3 MS1Side A - Etched
45-YWM-13651-2 'Anvil/Lathe - Image'Side B - Stamped
#2 MS11Side B - Etched
YW12626A Label
YW13651B Label
YWM-45-12626-1#3 ⌂ MS1Runout side A
YWM-45-13651-1#2 ⌂ MS1Runout side B
YW12626Label side A
YW13651Label side B
[B2] MSOO [YW 12626 2M]Runout, Side A, Etched, Except [Stamped]
[A2] NS1 [YW 13651 IM I]Runout, Side B, Etched, Except [Stamped]
YW12626Label Side A
YW13651Label Side B
45-YWM-12626-2 'Anvil/Lathe - Image' MS11Runout A Stamped, except MS11 Etched
45-YWM-13651-3 'Anvil/Lathe - Image' MS111Runout B Stamped, except MS111 Etched
YW12626Label A
YW13651Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Unknown | Mercury 71032x45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | Australia | Esquire Mercury 45144First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | Australia | Esquire Mercury 45144First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | Belgium | Mercury 71032x45First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1957 | Italy | Mercury 70234X45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | Netherlands | Mercury 957027First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | Sweden | Mercury B 45-712First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | UK | Mercury MT.145First year10", 78 RPM | 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | UK | Mercury MT.145First year10", 78 RPM | 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Mercury 71032First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Mercury 71032X45First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Mercury MER.411First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | US | Mercury 71032X45First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Mercury 71032First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | UK | Mercury MT.145First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Mercury 71032X7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Canada | Mercury 71032Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | France | Mercury 71032Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Mercury R219710", 78 RPM, Single | 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| ? | Mexico | Orfeon Mercury CNE-45-6-7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Netherlands | Mercury 9570277", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | New Zealand | Mercury S45-42547", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Mercury C-301357", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mercury C-301357", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mercury C-301357", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
36 vinyl pressings of I'm Sorry / He's Mine are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Mercury 71032X45, released January 30, 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 71032X45, 71032, MER.411, 71032x45) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YWM-45-12626-1 'Anvil/Lathe - Image' and #3 MS1. 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.
