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Down Memory Lane (65 Years Of Song Hits)

by Various Artists · 1966

19 pressings9 countriesVocalBig BandEasy ListeningJazz

Down Memory Lane (65 Years Of Song Hits) was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Down Memory Lane (65 Years Of Song Hits)

8 pressings came out in 1966, 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.

Norway

1966
Label and catalog number
Reader's Digest 268-DML-NOR
Format
LP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set
Runout / matrix

T2RS-0801-1KRecord 1 - Side 1

RDES-2056-3KRecord 1 - Side 2

RDES-2056-2KRecord 2 - Side 1

RDES-2035-T2-2KRecord 2 - Side 2

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 19 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1966CanadaReader's Digest 624-C / RCA Custom 624-ESFirst yearLP, Compilation, Box SetLP, Compilation, Box Set
1966NorwayReader's Digest 268-DML-NORFirst yearLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box SetLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set
1966South AfricaReader's Digest RDM 2151 - RDM 2160First yearLP, Compilation, Box SetLP, Compilation, Box Set
1966South AfricaReader's Digest RDS 6151 / Reader's Digest RDS 6152First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box SetLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set
1966UKReader's Digest 867-GML-A / RCA Custom 867-GML-AFirst yearLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box SetLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set
1966UKReader's Digest RDS 615 / RCA RDS 615First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box SetLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set
1966UKReader's Digest RDM 215 / RCA RDM 215First yearLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1966UKReader's Digest GLM-10First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box SetLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set
1967SwedenRCA / Reader's DigestLP, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · MonoLP, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · Mono
1968New ZealandReader's Digest RDM 25 / RCA Custom RDM-25LP, Album, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Album, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1968USReader's Digest RDA 40-A / RCA Custom RDA 40-ALP, Album, Compilation, Stereo, Box SetLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set
1970s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970USReader's Digest RDA 40-A / Reader's Digest RD3-40LP, Album, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Album, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1970USReader's Digest RDA 40-A / Reader's Digest RD3-40LP, Album, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Album, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1970USReader's Digest RDA 40-ALP, Album, Compilation, Stereo, Box SetLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set
1970USReader's Digest RDA 40-ALP, Album, Compilation, Stereo, Box SetLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set
Year unknown4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?UnknownReader's Digest RD4-40 / RCA Custom RD4-40LP, Album, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Album, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono
?AustraliaReader's Digest RDS-25 / RCA Custom RDS-25LP, Compilation, Stereo, Box SetLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set
?NetherlandsReader's Digest GL M-10LP, Compilation, Stereo, Box SetLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set
?South AfricaReader's Digest RDM 2151LP, Album, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Album, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono

Tracklist

  1. Tunes That Sold A Million
  2. A1Poor Butterfly
  3. A2Mack The Knife
  4. A3Peg O' My Heart
  5. A4As Time Goes By
  6. A5All My Loving
  7. A6The Yellow Rose Of Texas
  8. B1Stardust
  9. B2I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time
  10. B3Maria Elena
  11. B4Stranger On The Shore
  12. B5Cruising Down The River
  13. B6My Blue Heaven
  14. Memories (1910-1919)
  15. C1For Me And My Gal
  16. C2Swanee
  17. C3Waiting For The Robert E. Lee
  18. C4Three O'Clock In The Morning
  19. C5Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey
  20. Medley:
  21. D1Memories
  22. D2Moonlight Bay
  23. D3There's A Long, Long Trail
  24. D4I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles
  25. D5Smiles
  26. D6Roses Of Picardy
  27. The Ragtime Years (1910-1919)
  28. E1Some Of These Days
  29. E2St. Louis Blues
  30. E3Hindustan
  31. E4Alexander's Ragtime Band
  32. E5Rock-a-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody
  33. E6Indiana (Back Home Again In Indiana)
  34. F1The Darktown Strutters' Ball
  35. F2Dardanella
  36. F3Somebody Stole My Gal
  37. F4My Melancholy Baby
  38. F5You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It)
  39. F6After You've Gone
  40. Souvenirs Of The '20s (1920-1929)
  41. G1Avalon
  42. G2I'll See You In My Dreams
  43. G3Singin' In The Rain
  44. G4Among My Souvenirs
  45. G5Drifting And Dreaming
  46. G6April Showers
  47. H1Memory Lane
  48. H2Garden In The Rain
  49. H3S'posin'
  50. H4Your Were Meant For Me
  51. H5Swingin' Down The Lane
  52. H6My Heart Stood Still
  53. The Flapper Years (1920-1929)
  54. I1Charleston
  55. I2Who?
  56. I3Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
  57. I4Honey
  58. Medley:
  59. I6Ma, He's Making Eyes At Me
  60. J1Yes! We Have No Bananas
  61. J2I Used To Love You But It's All Over Now
  62. J3Sleepy Time Gal
  63. J4I Can't Give You Anything But Love
  64. Medley:
  65. J6Sunny Side Up
  66. The Ballad Years (1930-1939)
  67. K1I'm In The Mood For Love
  68. K2I Only Have Eyes For You
  69. K3Green Eyes
  70. K4Bei Mir Bist Du Schön
  71. K5I Surrender Dear
  72. K6Red Sails In The Sunset
  73. The Swing Years (1930-1939)
  74. L1South Rampart Street Parade
  75. L2Pennies From Heaven
  76. L3Smoke Rings
  77. L4Lazy River
  78. L5I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
  79. L6Song Of The Volga Boatmen
  80. We'll Meet Again (1940-1945)
  81. M1We'll Meet Again
  82. M2I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen
  83. M3A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
  84. M4Lili Marlene
  85. M5The White Cliffs Of Dover
  86. M6Roll Out The Barrel
  87. The Post-War Years (1945-1949)
  88. N1Mona Lisa
  89. N2Paper Doll
  90. N3Beat Me, Daddy, Eight To A Bar
  91. N4Day In, Day Out
  92. N5Too Marvellous For Words
  93. N6On A Slow Boat To China
  94. Hits Of The '50's (1950-1959)
  95. O1Patricia
  96. O2Shangri-La
  97. O3Mister Sandman
  98. O4Jamaica Farewell
  99. O5Fever
  100. O6Wonderland By Night
  101. P1I Almost Lost My Mind
  102. P2The Happy Wanderer
  103. P3Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White
  104. P4It's Not For Me To Say
  105. P5Becouse Of You
  106. P6Goodnight, Irene
  107. Fly Me To The Moon (The Hits Of The '60s: 1960-1965)
  108. Q1Spanish Flea
  109. Q2I Left My Heart In San Francisco
  110. Q3What Kind Of Fool Am I?
  111. Q4Never On Sunday
  112. Q5Whipped Cream
  113. Q6I Can't Stop Loving You
  114. R1A Taste Of Honey
  115. R2Blue Velvet
  116. R3Fly Me To The Moon
  117. R4Red Roses For A Blue Lady
  118. R5Dear Heart
  119. R6Lollipops And Roses
  120. Thanks For The Memory (Nostalgia From The Movies)
  121. S1Thanks For The Memory
  122. S2The Continental
  123. S3Top Hat, White Tie And Tails
  124. S4Sweet Leilani
  125. S5Whatever Will Be, Will Be = Que Sera, Sera
  126. S6Swinging On A Star
  127. T1Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines
  128. T2Ruby
  129. T3Chim-Chim-Cheree
  130. T4I Won't Dance
  131. T5Secret Love
  132. T6The Pink Panther

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Down Memory Lane (65 Years Of Song Hits) are there?

19 vinyl pressings of Down Memory Lane (65 Years Of Song Hits) are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1966 and 1970.

When was Down Memory Lane (65 Years Of Song Hits) first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1966, in UK, Canada, Norway, South Africa. One of them is Reader's Digest 867-GML-A.

How do I tell if my copy of Down Memory Lane (65 Years Of Song Hits) is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 867-GML-A, RDS 615, RDM 215, GLM-10) 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.

How much is Down Memory Lane (65 Years Of Song Hits) on vinyl worth?

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.

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