Vinyl pressings
by Andy Griffith · 1953
What It Was, Was Football was first pressed on vinyl in 1953. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1953, 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.
45-20267-N6 ["Anvil / Lathe" symbol ("⌂")]A side runout
45-20268-N6 ["Anvil / Lathe" symbol ("⌂")]B side runout
45-20267A side label
45-20268B side label
E3-KB-7684Side 1
45-20267-N6 Anvil-type symbolA runout
45-20268-N6 Anvil-type symbolB runout
20267-N8Side A runout
20268-N8Side B runout
20267Side A label
20268Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | US | Capitol Records F2693First year45 RPM, 7" | 45 RPM, 7" |
| 1953 | US | Capitol Records F2693First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1953 | US | ColonialFirst yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1953 | US | Capitol Records 2693First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Promo · Promo | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1954 | Australia | Capitol Records CP-301Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1954 | Canada | Capitol Records C-1280Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1954 | Canada | Capitol Records F-12807", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1954 | US | Capitol Records 2693Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1954 | US | Capitol Records 2693Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | New Zealand | Capitol Records CP.301Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| 1956 | US | Capitol Records F1-16037", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records F-12807", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Netherlands | Capitol Records F1-16017", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | New Zealand | Capitol Records CP.301Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | US | Capitol Records 617045 RPM, 7", Reissue | 45 RPM, 7", Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records 61707", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Capitol Records 1-1603Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | US | Capitol Records 61707", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Capitol Records X-61707", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Capitol Records A-61707", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
20 vinyl pressings of What It Was, Was Football are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1953 and 1956.
The earliest pressings are from 1953, in US. One of them is Capitol Records F2693.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F2693, 2693) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45-20267-N6 ["Anvil / Lathe" symbol ("⌂")] and 45-20268-N6 ["Anvil / Lathe" symbol ("⌂")]. 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.
