Vinyl pressings
by Tommy Edwards · 1958
It's All In The Game 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.
23 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 12 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.
R 58 XY 657 1A-Side runout variant 1
Q 58 XY 659 1B-Side runout variant 1
FF 58 XY 657 2A-Side runout stamped variant 2
D Q 58 XY 659 1 01B-Side runout stamped variant 2
58-XY-657A side label
58-XY-659B side label
WC 12688 58 XY 657 2Deadwax A
WC 12688 58 XY 659 2Deadwax B
58-XY-657Side A Label
58-XY-659Side B Label
58 XY-657-1N GA XT 1Runout side A, variant 1
58 XY-659-1N RR XT 1Runout side B, variant 1
58 XY-657-1N GP XT 2Runout side A, variant 2
58 XY-659-1N GP XT 1Runout side B, variant 2
58 S - 657-1 MA stamped
58 S - 659-1 GRB stamped
58-S-657A label
58-S-659B label
58 XY-657-1N MP XT 3A side runout stamped
58 XY-659-1N AT XT 2B side runout stamped
58-XY-657A side label
58-XY-659B side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Australia | MGM Records 45-MGM-5269First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1958 | Belgium | MGM Records 45-MGM 989First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Canada | MGM Records K12688First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1958 | Canada | MGM Records 12688First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Germany | MGM Records M 21010First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1958 | Greece | MGM Records MGM-SPG 18First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | India | MGM Records MGM, 989First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Italy | MGM Records MGM-SPQ 2081First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | Italy | MGM Records MGM-SPQ 2081First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | Italy | MGM Records MGM-SPQ 2081First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | New Zealand | MGM Records 45-MGM.989First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1958 | New Zealand | MGM Records 45-MGM. 989First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1958 | Norway | MGM Records 45-MGM 989First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1958 | Norway | MGM Records 45-MGM 989First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | South Africa | MGM Records K 12688First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Germany | MGM Records 61 0407", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Canada | MGM Records MGC 50067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Germany | Polydor 887 198-77", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | MGM Records TOP 0087", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | MGM Records MGM GT 12X7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Canada | Polydor TOP 0087", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Chile | MGM Records MGM-SMD 6017", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Greece | MGM Records MGM SPG 247", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | MGM Records KGC1437", Single, Reissue, 45 RPM | 7", Single, Reissue, 45 RPM |
| ? | US | MGM Records KGC 1437", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene |
| ? | US | MGM Records KGC 1437", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warwick W-6027", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| ? | US | MGM Records KGC 1437", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene |
| ? | US | MGM Records KGC 1437", Single, Reissue, 45 RPM | 7", Single, Reissue, 45 RPM |
| ? | US | MGM Records KGC 1437", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene |
| ? | US | MGM Records KGC1437", Single, Reissue, 45 RPM | 7", Single, Reissue, 45 RPM |
| ? | US | MGM Records KGC1437", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
41 vinyl pressings of It's All In The Game are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1958 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is MGM Records K 12688.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K 12688, K12688, 45-MGM 989, MGM.989) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R 58 XY 657 1 and Q 58 XY 659 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.
