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Smoke Gets In Your Eyes / No Matter What You Are

by The Platters · 1958

42 pressings21 countriesRhythm & BluesFunk / Soul

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

33 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 16 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.

US

1958
Label and catalog number
Mercury 71383X45
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Runout / matrix

45-YWM-15493-6 M(sideways)NIS VI DVariant 1: Runout, Side A, etched [15493-6 stamped above etched 15493-6], [D stamped]

45-YWM-16486-4 M(sideways) NISII EVariant 1: Runout, Side B, etched [E stamped]

H [Stamped sideways] 45-YWM-15493-4 M [Sideways] NIS IVVariant 2: Runout, Side A, etched

H [Stamped sideways] 45-YWM-16486-6 M(sideways)NIS VIVariant 2: Runout, Side B, etched [16486-6 is stamped above etched 16486-6]

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US

1958
Label and catalog number
Mercury 71383X45
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene · Allied Pressing
Runout / matrix

YW 15493 H. E 2664A side runout

MSI YW 16486 Ⓔ2663B side runout

YW15493A-side label

YW16486B-side label

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US

1958
Label and catalog number
Mercury 71383X45
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Runout / matrix

YWM 15493-16 FFA-side runout - variant 1

YWM 16486-10 FFB-side runout - variant 1

YWM 15493-8 F-S MS VIIIA-side runout - variant 2

YWM 16486T5 F-S MSVB-side runout - variant 2

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US

1958
Label and catalog number
Mercury 71383X45
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene · Allied Pressing
Runout / matrix

YW 15493 H E-2664 HA-side runout etching

M51 Yw 16486 Ⓔ2663B-side runout etching

YW15493A-side label

YW16486B-side label

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US

1958
Label and catalog number
Mercury SS-10001X45
Format
7", 45 RPM, Stereo
Runout / matrix

PB-1270 FA side runout

PB-461-1 FB side runout

YWPB-1270A side label

YWPB-461B side label

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 42 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s35 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1958BelgiumMercury 71.383X45First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1958BrazilMercury 71383X45First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1958CanadaMercury 71383XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1958CanadaMercury 71383First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1958CanadaMercury 71383-SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1958ChileMercury 7-14022 - YW 15493First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1958FinlandMercury 71383x45First year7", Single7", Single
1958GermanyMercury R 21 142 / Mercury ME 71 383First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1958Hong KongMercury H.K. 322X45First year7", Single7", Single
1958Hong KongMercury H.K. 322X45First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox
1958Hong KongMercury H.K. 322X45First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1958IrelandMercury 45-AMT 1016First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1958ItalyMercury 70364x45 / Music 70364x45First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1958JamaicaMercury 71383X45First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1958JamaicaMercury 71383x45First year7", Single7", Single
All 35 pressings from the 1950s
Year unknown7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustriaMercury B 45-8037", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
?FinlandMercury 713837", Single7", Single
?FinlandMercury B 45-8037", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
?GreeceMercury 45-30277", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
?IndiaMercury AMT. 1016Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
?ItalyMercury 70364x457", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
?South AfricaMercury MER 467Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM

Tracklist

  1. ASmoke Gets In Your Eyes2:39
  2. BNo Matter What You Are2:22

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Smoke Gets In Your Eyes are there?

42 vinyl pressings of Smoke Gets In Your Eyes are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1958 and 1959.

When was Smoke Gets In Your Eyes first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Belgium, Brazil and more. One of them is Mercury 71383X45.

How do I tell if my copy of Smoke Gets In Your Eyes is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 71383X45, SS-10001X45, 45-AMT 1016, 45-AMT1016) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45-YWM-15493-6 M(sideways)NIS VI D and 45-YWM-16486-4 M(sideways) NISII E. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Smoke Gets In Your Eyes on vinyl worth?

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.

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