First-year pressing
The Great Pretender 1955 US Pressing (70753X45)
The Great Pretender / I'm Just A Dancing Partner by The Platters
Mono
- Artist
- The Platters
- Title
- The Great Pretender / I'm Just A Dancing Partner
- Label
- Mercury 70753X45
- Country
- US
- Released
- November 3, 1955
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Mono
- Format notes
- Scranton Pressing, Red Labels
Runout and matrix codes
Etched or stamped in the dead wax between the last track and the label. If yours match, you have this pressing.
- YW12070A label
- YW12071B label
- 45 - YWM - 12070-1" ⌂ MIA runout, stamped, variant 1
- 45 - YWM - 12071-2 MII ⌂B runout, stamped, variant 1
- 45 - YWM -12070-2A runout, stamped, variant 2
- 45 - YWM -12071-2B runout, stamped, variant 2
- 45-YWM-12070-1" #2 [lathe] MIA runout, etched, variant 3
- 45-YWM-12070-4#2 [lathe] MIB runout, etched, variant 3
- 45-YWM-12070-7 ⌂ M7A runout, stamped, variant 4
- 45-YWM-12071-3 ⌂ MIIIB runout, stamped, variant 4
- 45-YWM-12070-2" 3 ⌂ M11A runout, stamped, variant 5
- 45-YWM-12071-1" 3 ⌂ M1B runout, stamped, variant 5
Other US pressings of The Great Pretender
- 1955Mercury 70753X457", 45 RPM
- 1955Mercury 70753Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
- 1955Mercury 70753Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
- 1955Mercury 70753X457", 45 RPM
- 1955Mercury 70753Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
- 1955Mercury 70753X457", 45 RPM, Single
- 1955Mercury 70753X457", 45 RPM, Single
- 1955Mercury 70753X457", 45 RPM, Single
- 1955Mercury 70753Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress
- 1955Mercury 70753X457", 45 RPM, Single
- ?Mercury 70753Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress