Vinyl pressings
by Artie Shaw · 1959
The Great Artie Shaw 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.
5 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 3 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.
J3PP-6636-1S Ⅰ A5Runout side A, variant 1
J3PP 6637 10S Ⅰ B2Runout side B, variant 1
J3PP-6636-1S B2 Ⅰ A1Runout side A, variant 2
J3PP 6637 10S Ⅰ B1Runout side B, variant 2
J3 PP6636-2SSide A runout stamp
J3 PP6637-11SSide B runout stamp
J3PP-6636Side A label
J3PP-6637Side B label
J3 PP6636-2SSide A runout stamp
J3 PP6637-11SSide B runout stamp
J3PP-6636Side A label
J3PP-6637Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Canada | RCA Camden CAL 465 / RCA Camden CAL-465First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Canada | RCA Camden CAL 465 / RCA Camden CAL-465First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | RCA Camden CDN-127First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1959 | US | RCA Camden CAL-465First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | RCA Camden CAS-465(e)First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | US | RCA Camden CAS 465(e)LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | RCA Camden CAL 465 / RCA Camden CAL-465 RELP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | RCA Camden CAS-465(e)LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | RCA Camden CAS-465(e)LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Camden CAS-465(e)LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of The Great Artie Shaw are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1959 and 1964.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is RCA Camden CAL-465.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CAL-465, CAS-465(e), CDN-127, CAL 465) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, J3PP-6636-1S Ⅰ A5 and J3PP 6637 10S Ⅰ B2. 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.
