Vinyl pressings
by Tony Bennett · 1963
This Is All I Ask was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. 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 1963, 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-59821-1B P I I I I oSide A runout, var. 1
XLP-59822-1B P I P oSide B runout, var. 1
XLP-59821-1A P I I I P P oSide A runout, var. 2
XLP-59822-1H P I oSide B runout, var. 2
XSM-59823-1AA T IIIIISide A runout
o XSM-59824-1J T II IIII DSide B runout
XSM 59823Side A label
XSM 59824Side B label
XLP-59821-1D 1[sideways]Stamped Side A
XLP-59822-1D D H HStamped Side B; Etched H H
XLP-59821Label Side A
XLP-59822Label Side B
XLP-59821-1G H1Runout side A
XLP-59822-1G 0 H 11Runout side B
XLP-59821Label side A
XLP-59822Label side B
XSM-59823-1J HH 0Side A runout, stamped, variant 1
XSM-59824-1E HI 0Side B runout, stamped, variant 1
XSM-59823-1DSide A runout, stamped, variant 2
XSM-59824-1DSide B runout, stamped, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia CS 8856First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia CL 2056First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | CBS SBPG 62205First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CL 2056First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CS 8856First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Columbia C 11264First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CL 2056First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CL 2056First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CS 8856First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | CBS BPG 62205 / CBS CL-2056LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | CBS BPG 62205LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia Special Products P 11483 / Columbia Special Products XSM 59823LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Columbia Special Products C 11264LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia CS 8856LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of This Is All I Ask are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1963 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Columbia CL 2056.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 2056, CS 8856, C 11264, SBPG 62205) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP-59821-1B P I I I I o and XLP-59822-1B P I P o. 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.
