Vinyl pressings
by Tommy Edwards · 1958
The Morning Side Of The Mountain 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.
2 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 2 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.
45 58 XY 1026 7XMGM154Side A Runout -Etched
45 58 XY 1184 7XMGM155Side B Runout -Etched
45-58-XY1026 7XMGM154Side A Label
45-58-XY1184 7XMGM155Side B Label
I 58XY 1026-1Side A
I 58XY 1184-1Side B
I 58-XY-1026Side A label
I 58-XY-1184Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Australia | MGM Records 45-MGM-5286First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Germany | MGM Records M 21144First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Canada | MGM Records 12757Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1959 | Italy | MGM Records MGM-SPQ 21017", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | New Zealand | MGM Records 45-MGM-730267", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | MGM Records K127577", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | MGM Records K127577", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | US | MGM Records K127577", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1959 | US | MGM Records K127577", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | MGM Records SK 50,1127", 45 RPM, Single, Special Edition, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Special Edition, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | MGM Records K127577", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Canada | MGM Records K127577", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | MGM Records 45-MGM-10067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | MGM Records MGM.1006Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1959 | UK | MGM Records 45-MGM-10067", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
15 vinyl pressings of The Morning Side Of The Mountain are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1958 and 1959.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in Australia, Germany. One of them is MGM Records 45-MGM-5286.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-MGM-5286, M 21144) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45 58 XY 1026 7XMGM154 and 45 58 XY 1184 7XMGM155. 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.
