US
August 1960- Label and catalog number
- Time Records S/2010
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
Vinyl pressings
by Al Caiola · 1960
Gershwin And Guitars was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 2 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.
L90Y-5680-N 1 A 1 RSide A
L90Y 5681-N 4 A 1 RSide B
L90Y-5680Side A label
L90Y-5681Side B label
52010A L90P-5688Side A
52010B L90P-5689Side B
L90P 5688 N2 1 A1Side A (stamped)
L90P 5689 N2 1 A1Side B (stamped)
{stamped} LOCY..5680..N2 1 A2 {etched} S/2010 S-1Runout Side A
{stamped} LOCY..5681..N2 A2 1 {etched} S/2010 S-2Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Canada | Time Records S/2010First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | Canada | Time Records 52010 / Time Records T52010First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Time Records S/2010First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Time Records 52010First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Time Records S/2010First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | UK | Time Oriole OTS 2000LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Canada | Time Records S/2116LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Time Records S/2116LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Bainbridge Records BT 1012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Mocambo LP 40117 / Mocambo 40117LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Italy | Time Records TLP-LP 52010LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | Time Records TLP-LP 22010LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Gershwin And Guitars are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1960 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, Canada. One of them is Time Records S/2010, released August 1960.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S/2010, 52010) 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.