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Benny Goodman SextetIt's Bad For Me

Vinyl pressings

It's Bad For Me

by Benny Goodman Sextet · 1955

13 pressings9 countriesBig BandJazz

It's Bad For Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1955. 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 It's Bad For Me

6 pressings came out in 1955, 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.

US

November 14, 1955
Label and catalog number
Columbia 40616
Format
Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
Runout / matrix

CO54293-1D"It's Bad" Side Runout [stamped]

CO54296-1E"Memories" Side Runout [stamped]

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US

1955
Label and catalog number
Columbia 40616
Format
Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
Runout / matrix

C054296-1CRunout Side A {stamped}

C054293-1CRunout Side B {stamped}

Full details of this pressing

Canada

1955
Label and catalog number
Columbia 40616
Format
Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
Runout / matrix

C054296-1KRunout Side A {stamped}

C054293-1LRunout Side B {stamped}

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 13 vinyl pressings

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

1950s9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1955CanadaColumbia 40616First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1955New ZealandCoronet KP-011First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1955USColumbia 4-40616First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1955USColumbia 4-40616First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1955USColumbia 40616First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1955USColumbia 40616First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1956NetherlandsPhilips B 21798 HShellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1956NorwayPhilips B 21798 HShellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1956GermanyPhilips 321798 BF7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono
Year unknown4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaCoronet KP-011Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
?FrancePhilips B 321.798 F7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
?GermanyPhilips 321 798 BF7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
?UKPhilips P.B.547 / Philips B21798HShellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM

Tracklist

  1. AIt's Bad For Me
  2. BMemories Of You

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of It's Bad For Me are there?

13 vinyl pressings of It's Bad For Me are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1955 and 1956.

When was It's Bad For Me first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1955, in US, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Columbia 40616, released November 14, 1955.

How do I tell if my copy of It's Bad For Me is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 40616, 4-40616, KP-011) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CO54293-1D and CO54296-1E. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is It's Bad For Me 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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