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.
5 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 4 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.
E3732 S1 58MG632Side A runout stamped, variant 1
E3732 S2 58MG633 ASide B runout stamped, variant 1
E3732 S1 58MG632 FSide A runout stamped, variant 2
E3732 S2 58MG633 JSide B runout stamped, variant 2
E SE-3732 S1 58-ST#325B OSS Stereo #111258,Side A Etched/Stamped
B SE-3732 S2 58-ST#325B OSS Stereo #111258 2Side B Etched/Stamped
58-MG-632-INRunout Side A Etched
58-MG-633-INRunout Side B Etched
58 MG 632 CA E3732 S1Runout Side A Stamped
58 MG 633 CA E3732 S2Runout Side B Stamped
58MG632-1 A1side A runout stamped
58MG633 -1 A1side B runout stamped
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 | Canada | MGM Records E3732 / MGM Records E-3732First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Japan | MGM Records PML 5023 (E3732)First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | UK | MGM Records MGM-C-774First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | MGM Records E3732First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | MGM Records SE3732First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1959 | Canada | MGM Records SE-3732LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Canada | MGM Records SE-3732 / MGM Records E3732LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Canada | MGM Records E-3732LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1960 | Canada | MGM Records SE-3732(D)LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | MGM Records E3732LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | MGM Records E3732LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1960 | US | MGM Records E3732LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | MGM Records SE-3732LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | MGM Records MGM-C-774LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | MGM Records SE3732LP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
15 vinyl pressings of It's All In The Game are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1958 and 1960.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Canada, Japan. One of them is MGM Records E3732.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use E3732, SE3732, MGM-C-774, PML 5023 (E3732)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, E3732 S1 58MG632 and E3732 S2 58MG633 A. 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.
