Vinyl pressings
by Acker Bilk And His Paramount Jazz Band · 1959
Summer Set was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 5 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.
7XCA 25025-2N GR ET 1Stamped runout, side A, variant 1
7XCA 25026-2N O ET 1Stamped runout, side B, variant 1
7XCA 25025-2N AT ET1Stamped runout, side A, variant 2
7XCA 25026-2N AH ET2Stamped runout, side B, variant 2
7XCA 25025-2N ET 2Stamped runout, side A
7XCA 25026-2N MA ET 1Stamped runout, side B,
K-624Runout side A, stamped
K 625Runout side B, etched
K 624Label side A
K 625Label side B
K-624 TA-side runout
K-625 TB-side runout
k-624A-side label
k-625B-side label
K-624 TRunout side A
K 625 TRunout side B
k-624Label side A
k-625Label side B
K-624 T *Runout side A
K-625 TRunout side B
k-624Label side A
k-625Label side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Denmark | Metronome B 1384First year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Germany | Metronome B 1384First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Germany | Metronome B 1384First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Germany | Metronome B 1384First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Ireland | Columbia 45-DB (I) 4382First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Netherlands | Columbia 45 DB 4382First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4382First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4382First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | Columbia 45-DO-41307", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Netherlands | Columbia 45-DB 43827" | 7" |
| 1960 | Netherlands | Columbia 45 DB 43827", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | ATCO Records 45-61607", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | US | ATCO Records 45-61607", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | ATCO Records 45-Atco. 61607", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Chile | Odeon MSOD 81067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Denmark | Metronome B 13847", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Metronome B13847", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | India | Columbia 45-DB 43827", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ101907", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | ATCO Records 45-61607", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
20 vinyl pressings of Summer Set are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1959 and 1960.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in UK, Denmark, Germany, Ireland and more. One of them is Columbia 45-DB 4382.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-DB 4382, B 1384, 45-DB (I) 4382, 45 DB 4382) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA 25025-2N GR ET 1 and 7XCA 25026-2N O ET 1. 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.
