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Popular Music That Will Live Forever

by Various Artists · 1961

47 pressings21 countriesSambaRomanticClassicalMambo

Popular Music That Will Live Forever was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. 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 Popular Music That Will Live Forever

12 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 6 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.

US

1961
Label and catalog number
Reader's Digest RD31-MRCA Custom RD31-M
Format
LP, Mono, Box Set, Compilation
Runout / matrix

M70P 4501 2U Ⅰ A1Side A Runout

M70P 4502 2W Ⅰ B1Side B Runout

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US

1961
Label and catalog number
Reader's Digest RD31-MRCA Custom RDM-31
Format
LP, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · Rockaway Pressing
Runout / matrix

M70P-4501Label side A

M70P-4502Label side B

M70P-4503Label side C

M70P-4504Label side D

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 47 vinyl pressings

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

1960s20 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1961AustraliaReader's Digest RDS-31First yearLP, Box Set, CompilationLP, Box Set, Compilation
1961AustraliaReader's Digest RDM 31 / RCA Custom RDM 31First yearLP, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · MonoLP, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · Mono
1961BrazilSeleções Do Reader's Digest RDS-31 / RCA Victor RDS-31First yearLP, Stereo, Box Set, CompilationLP, Stereo, Box Set, Compilation
1961CanadaReader's Digest RD3S / RCA Custom RD3SFirst yearLP, Sampler, Stereo, Box Set, CompilationLP, Sampler, Stereo, Box Set, Compilation
1961SwedenDet Bästa RD31-K / RCA Custom RD31-KFirst yearLP, Stereo, Box Set, CompilationLP, Stereo, Box Set, Compilation
1961TaiwanLeico Record PLS3067LP, Unofficial Release, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · Unofficial, MonoLP, Unofficial Release, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · Unofficial, Mono
1961UKReader's Digest RDS 9810First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1961USReader's Digest RD31-M / RCA Custom RD31-MFirst yearLP, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · MonoLP, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · Mono
1961USReader's Digest RD 31-N / Reader's Digest RD4-04First yearLP, Stereo, Box Set, CompilationLP, Stereo, Box Set, Compilation
1961USReader's Digest RD31-M / RCA Custom RD31-MFirst yearLP, Stereo, Box Set, CompilationLP, Stereo, Box Set, Compilation
1961USReader's Digest RD31-K / RCA Custom RD31-KFirst yearLP, Stereo, Box Set, CompilationLP, Stereo, Box Set, Compilation
1961USReader's Digest RD31-M / RCA Custom RD31-MFirst yearLP, Stereo, Box Set, CompilationLP, Stereo, Box Set, Compilation
1961USReader's Digest RD31-M / RCA Custom RDM-31First yearLP, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · MonoLP, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · Mono
1962PortugalRCA RDM-31 / Reader's Digest RDM-31LP, Box Set, CompilationLP, Box Set, Compilation
1962SpainRCA RDM-31 / Reader's Digest RDM-31LP, Box Set, CompilationLP, Box Set, Compilation
All 20 pressings from the 1960s
Year unknown27 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?UnknownReader's Digest RDS 6009 / RCA RDS 6009LP, Compilation, Stereo, Box SetLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set
?ArgentinaSelecciones Del Reader's Digest RMD 3, M7OP-4501/4518, LDM-001/2 / RCA RMD 3, M7OP-4501/4518, LDM-001/2LP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
?AustraliaReader's Digest RDS-31LP, Box Set, CompilationLP, Box Set, Compilation
?CanadaSélection Du Reader's Digest RD3FS / RCA RD3FSLP, Stereo, Box Set, CompilationLP, Stereo, Box Set, Compilation
?CanadaReader's Digest RD3M / RCA Custom RD3MLP, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · MonoLP, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · Mono
?Costa RicaSelecciones Del Reader's Digest SEL MTOVLP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
?DenmarkReader's Digest M70PLP, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · MonoLP, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · Mono
?EuropeRCA GPOP-12A / Reader's Digest GPOP-12ALP, Compilation, Box SetLP, Compilation, Box Set
?FranceSélection Du Reader's Digest / RCALP, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · MonoLP, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · Mono
?ItalyReader's Digest RDS-31 / RCA M70Y-45LP, Stereo, Box Set, CompilationLP, Stereo, Box Set, Compilation
?ItalyRCA RDM 31-1/10 / Selezione Dal Reader's Digest RDM 31LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
?MexicoSelecciones Del Reader's Digest RMDS 3 / RCA RMDS 3Box Set, LP, Compilation, StereoBox Set, LP, Compilation, Stereo
?NetherlandsReader's Digest DRDS 2155/66LP, Compilation, Box SetLP, Compilation, Box Set
?New ZealandReader's Digest RDM-31LP, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · MonoLP, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · Mono
?New ZealandReader's Digest RD31-MLP, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · MonoLP, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · Mono
All 27 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. Pops Concert Favorites
  2. A1Overture To "Die Fledermaus"
  3. A2Greensleeves
  4. A3Habanera (From "Carmen")
  5. A4Polonaise In A Flat, Op. 53
  6. B1Jalousie
  7. B2Londonderry Air
  8. B3Panis Angelicus
  9. B4Ave Maria
  10. B5Turkish March (From "The Ruins Of Athens")
  11. B6Procession Of The Sardar (From "Caucasian Sketches")
  12. C1Overture To "H.M.S. Pinafore"
  13. C2Hora Staccato
  14. C3Minuet In A Major (From Quintet In E Major)
  15. C4Ritual Fire Dance (From "El Amor Brujo")
  16. C5The Skater's Waltz
  17. D1Naïla (Intermezzo)
  18. D2Flight Of The Bumblebee
  19. D3Humoresque
  20. D4Suite From "Porgy And Bess"
  21. D4aSummertime
  22. D4bI Loves You, Porgy
  23. D4cI Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
  24. D4dBess, You Is My Woman Now
  25. D4eIt Ain't Necessarily So
  26. D4fI'm On My Way
  27. Music From Films
  28. E1Warsaw Concerto (From "Suicide Squadron")
  29. E2Laura
  30. E3La Strada
  31. E4Love Is A Many-Splendoured Thing
  32. E5The Song From "Moulin Rouge"
  33. E6Intermezzo
  34. F1Exodus
  35. F2Over The Rainbow (From "The Wizard Of Oz")
  36. F3Tara's Theme (From "Gone With The Wind")
  37. F4The High And The Mighty
  38. F5Gigi
  39. G1Around The World (From "Around The World In 80 Days")
  40. G2Third Man Theme
  41. G3Cornish Rhapsody (From "Love Story")
  42. G4Carioca (From "Flying Down To Rio")
  43. G5Terry's Theme (From "Limelight")
  44. G6Falling In Love Again (From "The Blue Angel")
  45. H1Begin The Beguine (From "Night And Day")
  46. H2The March Of Siamese Children (From "The King And I")
  47. H3Dream Of Olwen (From "While I Live")
  48. H4Three Coins In The Fountain
  49. H5Anna
  50. H6High Noon
  51. Marches
  52. I1Colonel Bogey March
  53. I2Stars And Stripes Forever
  54. I3The Regiment Of Sambre And Meuse
  55. I4Il Bersagliere (The Riflemen)
  56. I5El Capitán
  57. I6La Marseillaise
  58. J1Semper Fidelis
  59. J2On The Mall
  60. J3Washington Post March
  61. J4Old Comrades (Alte Kameraden)
  62. J5King Cotton
  63. J6Medley:
  64. J6aO Canada
  65. J6bThe Maple Leaf Forever
  66. Music For Dining
  67. K1Fascination
  68. K2Arrivederci Roma
  69. K3Granada
  70. K4Star Dust
  71. K5Autumn Leaves
  72. K6La Vie En Rose
  73. L1April In Portugal
  74. L2Volare
  75. L3Canadian Sunset
  76. L4C'est Si Bon
  77. L5Poinciana
  78. L6Grinzing
  79. Music For Relaxation
  80. M1Vilia (From "The Merry Widow")
  81. M2The Very Thought Of You
  82. M3Tenderly
  83. M4Sleepy Lagoon
  84. M5Plaisir D'Amour
  85. M6aTorna A Surriento
  86. M6bSanta Lucia
  87. N1As Time Goes By
  88. N2La Mer
  89. N3Lili Marlene
  90. N4Speak To Me Of Love (Parlez-Moi D'Amour)
  91. N5Symphonie
  92. N6Stranger In Paradise (From "Kismet")
  93. Waltzes For Dancing
  94. O1Stars In My Eyes
  95. O2aUnder Paris Skies
  96. O2bPetite Waltz
  97. O3aThree O'Clock In The Morning
  98. O3bThe Loveliest Night Of The Year
  99. O4aGypsy Song (From "Gypsy Love")
  100. O4bMerry Widow Waltz
  101. O5Paradise
  102. O6Lover
  103. Latin Rhythms For Dancing
  104. P1aMambo Jambo
  105. P1bMore More Mambo
  106. P2aBesame Mucho
  107. P2bYou Belong To My Heart
  108. P2cAmor
  109. P3aSweet And Gentle
  110. P3bSway
  111. P3cPatricia
  112. P4aCapullito De Aleli
  113. P4bUn Poquito De Tu Amor
  114. P5aBrazil
  115. P5bTico-Tico
  116. P5cCopacabana
  117. Fox Trots For Dancing
  118. Q1aTop Hat
  119. Q1bLet's Face The Music And Dance
  120. Q2aLove Walked In
  121. Q2bI Kiss Your Hand, Madame
  122. Q3aI'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter
  123. Q3bWith A Little Bit Of Luck (From "My Fair Lady")
  124. Q4aMarie
  125. Q4bCheek To Cheek
  126. Q5aWhispering
  127. Q5bAll I Do Is Dream Of You
  128. R1aAvalon
  129. R1bTip Toe Through The Tulips
  130. R2aI've Got You Under My Skin
  131. R2bA Fine Romance
  132. R3aWho's Sorry Now?
  133. R3bI Can't Give You Anything But Love
  134. R4aFive Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue
  135. R4bToot, Toot, Tootsie!
  136. R5aThe Way You Look Tonight
  137. R5bThank Heaven For Little Girls (From "Gigi")
  138. Songs That Will Live Forever (Sing Along)
  139. S1Side By Side
  140. S2Medley: Beautiful Dreamer, Old Folks At Home, Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair
  141. S3My Blue Heaven
  142. S4The Gang That Sang "Heart Of My Heart"
  143. S5Till We Meet Again
  144. S6aThe Band Played On
  145. S6bIn The Good Old Summer Time
  146. T1aLet Me Call You Sweetheart
  147. T1bDown By The Old Mill Stream
  148. T2aShine On Harvest Moon
  149. T2bBye Bye Blackbird
  150. T3The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
  151. T4aAll Alone
  152. T4bAlways
  153. T5Auld Lang Syne
  154. T6Good Night Sweetheart

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Popular Music That Will Live Forever are there?

47 vinyl pressings of Popular Music That Will Live Forever are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1961 and 1965.

When was Popular Music That Will Live Forever first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Reader's Digest RD31-M.

How do I tell if my copy of Popular Music That Will Live Forever is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RD31-M, RD 31-N, RD31-K, RDS 9810) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M70P 4501 2U Ⅰ A1 and M70P 4502 2W Ⅰ B1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Popular Music That Will Live Forever 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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