US
1965- Label and catalog number
- Columbia CS 9143
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
Vinyl pressings
by Tony Bennett · 1965
If I Ruled The World - Songs For The Jet Set was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 3 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.
XLP-79739-1A 2 P A1 oSide A stamped
XLP-79740-1D I o P ASide B stamped
PXSM79741-2A ITside A runout stamped
PXSM79742-2A IT Λ8side B runout stamped
XSM-79741-1CSide A
XSM-79742-1DSide B
62544-1A-1 OA-side runout, variant 1
62544-1B-1 .1OB-side runout, variant 1
62544-1A-1 1 D5 CA-side runout, variant 2
62544-1B-1 1 A17 CB-side runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Canada | Columbia CS 9143First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Canada | Columbia CL 2343First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | CBS 62544 / CBS BPG 62544First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | CBS SBPG 62544First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CS 9143First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CL 2343First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia Special Products P-11486First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CL 2343First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CS 9143First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONX 60034LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | UK | Embassy S EMB 31058 / Embassy EMB 31058LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | CBS 9632LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| ? | New Zealand | CBS BP-473219LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | New Zealand | CBS SBP 473219LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Special Products C 11267LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Special Products C 11267LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of If I Ruled The World - Songs For The Jet Set are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1965 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Columbia CS 9143.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 9143, CL 2343, P-11486, 62544) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.