Vinyl pressings
by The Platters · 1956
My Prayer / Heaven On Earth was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1956, the album's first year, in 11 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.
45-YWM-12624-4Side A
45-YWM-12628-1Side B
45-YWM-12624-2 NISIISide A, variant 1, Stamped, Etched
45-YWM-12628-1 #2 NISISide B, variant 1, Stamped, Etched
YW12624Side A
YW12628Side B
MS11 YWM 12624Side A runout
YWM 12628 MS1Side B runout
YBM 12624Etched - Side A
YBM 12628Etched - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Australia | Esquire Mercury 45075First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1956 | Belgium | Mercury 70893First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | Belgium | Mercury 70893First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | Belgium | Mercury 70893x45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | Belgium | Mercury 70893x45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | Canada | Mercury 70893First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | Canada | Mercury 70893First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | Denmark | Mercury B 45-693First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | Denmark | Mercury YW 12624First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | Hong Kong | Mercury H.K. 206First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | Italy | Mercury 70199X45 / Music 70199X45First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1956 | Mexico | Mercury CNE-45-4-First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | Netherlands | Mercury 957004 X 45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | Sweden | Mercury B 45-693First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | US | Mercury 70893X45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Canada | Quality MUSGT 115X / Musicor Records MUSGT 115X7", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1989 | Germany | Mercury 874 368-77", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Mercury MM 70199 / Music MM 70199Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Italy | Mercury 70199 / Music 701997", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Italy | Mercury 70199x457", 45 RPM, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Misprint |
| ? | Italy | Mercury 70199x457", 45 RPM, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Misprint |
| ? | New Zealand | Mercury 4202Shellac, 10" | Shellac, 10" |
| ? | Norway | Mercury MT 120Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Philippines | Mercury 70893Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Sweden | Mercury B 45-6937", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Sweden | Mercury B 45-6937", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | Mercury MT.12010", 78 RPM, Repress | 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| ? | UK | Mercury MT.12010", 78 RPM | 10", 78 RPM |
38 vinyl pressings of My Prayer / Heaven On Earth are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1956 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Mercury 70893X45, released June 6, 1956.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 70893X45, 70893, MT.120, 70893-X45) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45-YWM-12624-4 and 45-YWM-12628-1. 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.
