Vinyl pressings
by Benny Goodman And His Orchestra · 1953
Sing, Sing, Sing 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.
5 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.
ZSP12373-1D TSide A runout
ZSP 12374-1A TSide B runout
A 1677-1Side A label
A 1677-2Side B label
ZSP 12373Label A
ZSP 12374Label B
ZSP12373-2A TDeadwax A
ZSP12374-2DDeadwax B
ZSP 12373 1B HSide A runout
ZSP 12374 1B HSide B runout
A 1677-1Label A
A 1677-2Label B
ZSP12373-2BA side runout, variant 1
ZSP12374-2AB side runout, variant 1
ZSP-12373-2F ..A side runout, variant 2
ZSP12374-2D -B side runout, variant 2
ZSP12373-2C HA side runout
ZSP12374-2F H ☆B side runout
ZSP 12373A side label
ZSP 12374B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | US | Columbia Masterworks A-1677 / Columbia Masterworks A 1677First year7", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1953 | US | Columbia B-8201First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Styrene |
| 1953 | US | Columbia Masterworks A-1677 / Columbia Masterworks A 1677First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1953 | US | Columbia B-8201First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Styrene |
| 1953 | US | Columbia B-8201First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Coronet KEP 1527", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Columbia B-25937", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Canada | Columbia B-82017", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | France | Philips 429 732 BE7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips 429 732 BE7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips 429 732 BE / Philips BBE 124007", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | UK | Philips 429 732 BE / Philips BBE.124007", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | UK | Philips 429 732 BE / Philips BBE.124007", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | US | Columbia B 2593 / Columbia B - 25937", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of Sing, Sing, Sing are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1953, in US. One of them is Columbia Masterworks A-1677.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use A-1677, B-8201) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP12373-1D T and ZSP 12374-1A T. 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.
