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Benny Goodman SextetFlying Home / Rose Room

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Flying Home / Rose Room

by Benny Goodman Sextet · 1939

16 pressings8 countriesJazz

Flying Home / Rose Room was first pressed on vinyl in 1939. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Flying Home / Rose Room

1 pressing came out in 1939, 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.

US

1939
Label and catalog number
Columbia 35254
Format
Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
Runout / matrix

WCO 26132side A — label

WCO 26133side B — label

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 16 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1930s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1939USColumbia 35254First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1940s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1941AustraliaColumbia DO-2153Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1944ArgentinaColumbia 291183Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1944UKParlophone R 2917Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1944UKParlophone R 2917Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1945USColumbia 35254Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, RepressShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress
Year unknown10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?DenmarkParlophone R 2917Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
?NetherlandsParlophone R 2917Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
?NorwayParlophone NPS 5014Shellac, 10"Shellac, 10"
?South AfricaParlophone S.P.D. 46Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
?UKParlophone R 2917Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
?UKParlophone R 2917Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, RepressShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress
?UKColumbia DB 5075Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
?UKParlophone R 2917Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, RepressShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress
?UKParlophone R 2917Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
?UKParlophone R 2917Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, RepressShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress

Tracklist

  1. AFlying Home
  2. BRose Room (In Sunny Roseland)

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Flying Home / Rose Room are there?

16 vinyl pressings of Flying Home / Rose Room are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1939 and 1945.

When was Flying Home / Rose Room first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1939, in US. One of them is Columbia 35254.

How do I tell if my copy of Flying Home / Rose Room is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 35254) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WCO 26132 and WCO 26133. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Flying Home / Rose Room on vinyl worth?

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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