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Al HirtSwingin' Dixie Volume 3

Vinyl pressings

Swingin' Dixie Volume 3

by Al Hirt · 1960

16 pressings6 countriesDixielandJazz

Swingin' Dixie Volume 3 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Swingin' Dixie Volume 3

6 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year. 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

1960
Label and catalog number
Audio Fidelity AFSD 5926
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

AFSD#5926A OSS STEREO #1229595Side A runout

AFSD#5926B OSS STEREO #1229596Side A runout

AFSD 5926-ASide A label

AFSD 5926-BSide B label

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US

1960
Label and catalog number
Audio Fidelity AFLP 1926
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

AFLP-1926A-1R A1Side A runout (etched)

AFLP-1926B-1R A1Side B runout (etched)

Full details of this pressing

US

1960
Label and catalog number
Audio Fidelity AFLP 1926
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

AFLP#1926A AB OSS # 1229597

AFLP#1926B AB OSS # 1229598

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 16 vinyl pressings

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

1960s8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960USAudio Fidelity AFSD 5926First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960USAudio Fidelity AFLP 1926First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1960USAudio Fidelity AFSD 5926First yearLP, Album, Misprint, StereoLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo
1960USAudio Fidelity AFSD 5926First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960USAudio Fidelity FBY 155 007First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960USAudio Fidelity AFLP 1926First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1968USAudio Fidelity AFSD 5926LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
1968USAudio Fidelity AFSD 5926LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · PromoLP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo
1970s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970ItalyAudio Fidelity AFSD 5926LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1970USAudio Fidelity AFSD 5926LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1971BrazilAudio Fidelity AFSD 18.031LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono
1975MexicoAudio Fidelity AFSD 5926LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
Year unknown4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?NetherlandsAudio Fidelity FBY 155 007LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?UKAudio Fidelity AFSD 5926LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USAudio Fidelity ST-90284 / Audio Fidelity ST 90284LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition
?USAudio Fidelity T-90284 / Audio Fidelity T 90284LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition

Tracklist

  1. A1Dixieland One Step
  2. A2Bill Bailey
  3. A3When My Sugar Walks Down The Street
  4. A4High Society
  5. A5Sweet Georgia Brown
  6. A6Up A Lazy River
  7. B1Mack The Knife
  8. B2Basin Street
  9. B3Didn't He Ramble
  10. B4South Rampart Street Parade
  11. B5Lullaby Of Birdland
  12. B6Down By The Riverside

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Swingin' Dixie Volume 3 are there?

16 vinyl pressings of Swingin' Dixie Volume 3 are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1960 and 1975.

When was Swingin' Dixie Volume 3 first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US. One of them is Audio Fidelity AFSD 5926.

How do I tell if my copy of Swingin' Dixie Volume 3 is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AFSD 5926, AFLP 1926, FBY 155 007) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AFSD#5926A OSS STEREO #1229595 and AFSD#5926B OSS STEREO #1229596. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Swingin' Dixie Volume 3 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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