Vinyl pressings
by Benny Goodman Sextet · 1946
Benny Goodman Sextet Session was first pressed on vinyl in 1946. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1946, the album's first year, in 2 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.
CO34673 B 1 F 11E side stamped variant 1
CO35235 B 1-14 DF side stamped variant 1
CO35143 1-10 AA side stamped variant 2
CO35206 1- 3B side stamped variant 2
(A): CO 35143
(B): CO 35206
(C): CO 34265
(D): CO 35207
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Canada | Columbia A31First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album |
| 1946 | US | Columbia C-113 / Columbia C 113First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album |
| 1949 | US | Columbia CL 6052LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | UK | Columbia 33S 1048LP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | France | Columbia 33 FP 1031LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Canada | Columbia CL 2564LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1956 | US | Columbia CL 2564LP, 10", Reissue | LP, 10", Reissue |
| 1956 | US | Columbia LPCB 26050LP, 10", Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Australia | Columbia 33OS 1048 / Columbia 33-OS-1048LP, 10", Misprint | LP, 10", Misprint |
| 1958 | Netherlands | Fontana 662 003 TRLP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Netherlands | Fontana 662 003 TRLP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia CL 6052LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | South Africa | Columbia 33JS 1048LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| ? | UK | Fontana TFR 6006LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| ? | US | Columbia B-113 / Columbia B 1137", 45 RPM, Album, EP | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 6052LP, 10", Repress | LP, 10", Repress |
| ? | US | Columbia B-113 / Columbia B 1137", 45 RPM, Album, Box Set | 7", 45 RPM, Album, Box Set |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 6052LP, 10", Album, Reissue | LP, 10", Album, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of Benny Goodman Sextet Session are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1946 and 1958.
The earliest pressings are from 1946, in US, Canada. One of them is Columbia C-113, released April 1946.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C-113, A31) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CO34673 B 1 F 11 and CO35235 B 1-14 D. 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.
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