US
December 1967- Label and catalog number
- A&M Records SP-4135
- Format
- LP, Stereo, Album
- Runout / matrix
A&M-SP-4169-16 (MR) △11172A-side runout
A&M-SP-4170-15 (MR) △11172-XB-side runout
SP-4169Side A label
SP-4170Side B label

Vinyl pressings
by The Sandpipers · 1967
Misty Roses was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 9 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.
A&M-SP-4169-16 (MR) △11172A-side runout
A&M-SP-4170-15 (MR) △11172-XB-side runout
SP-4169Side A label
SP-4170Side B label
o SP-4169 -8 I T A 7Side A Runout
SP-4170 - 8 I T o BX6Side B Runout
SP-4169Side A Label
SP-4170Side B Label
SP-4169Side A Label
SP-4170Side B Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Mayfair SMF66-9,924 / A&M Records SMF66-9924First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1967 | Austria | A&M Records 212026 / A&M Records 212 026First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Brazil | Fermata FB-207 / A&M Records FB-207First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4135First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1967 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4135First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Mayfair MF-96325 / A&M Records MF-96325First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Spain | A&M Records HDAS 371-14 / Hispavox HDAS 371-14First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | A&M Records AML 912First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | A&M Records AMLS 912First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | South Africa | A&M Records SAS 32First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | South Africa | A&M Records LAM 2032First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | A&M Records SP-4135First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1967 | US | A&M Records SP-4135First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | A&M Records SP-4135 / A&M Records SP 4135First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1967 | US | A&M Records SP-4135 / A&M Records SP 4135First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Universal Summit SRA 250.164 / Mayfair SRA-250-164LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | Fermata LPF 24-46LP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
25 vinyl pressings of Misty Roses are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1967 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, South Africa, Australia and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-4135, released December 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-4135, LP-135, AML 912, AMLS 912) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A&M-SP-4169-16 (MR) △11172 and A&M-SP-4170-15 (MR) △11172-X. 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.