US
1956- Label and catalog number
- Epic 5-9196
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single
- Runout / matrix
ZSP-39676-1C ✩stamped in deadwax A side
ZSP-39677-1E ✩stamped in deadwax B side
ZSP-39676A side label
ZSP-39677B side label
Vinyl pressings
by Andre Williams & His New Group · 1956
Bacon Fat / Just Because Of A Kiss was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1956, 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.
ZSP-39676-1C ✩stamped in deadwax A side
ZSP-39677-1E ✩stamped in deadwax B side
ZSP-39676A side label
ZSP-39677B side label
CO-57104A side label
CO-57105B side label
ZSP39676-1H ✩stamped in deadwax A side
JZSP 39676A side label
JZSP 39677B side label
ZSP 39677-1KH Hwritten in deadwax B side
831 B2etched
831 A2etched
ZSP39676-1H ✩stamped in deadwax A side
ZSP 39677 IKHB side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | US | Epic 5-9196First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | US | Epic 9196First yearShellac, 78 RPM, 10" | Shellac, 78 RPM, 10" |
| 1956 | US | Fortune Records 831First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Epic 5-9196First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1956 | US | Epic 5-9196First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1956 | US | Fortune Records 831First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Epic 5-9196First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | US | Fortune Records 831First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Epic 5-9196First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1956 | US | Fortune Records 831First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Epic 5-9196First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
11 vinyl pressings of Bacon Fat / Just Because Of A Kiss are listed here, from 1 country.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US. One of them is Epic 5-9196.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5-9196, 9196, 831) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP-39676-1C ✩ and ZSP-39677-1E ✩. 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.