Vinyl pressings
by Benny Goodman · 1950
Session For Six was first pressed on vinyl in 1950. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1950, 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.
45-2198-3D1 C1 1250Side A runout
45-2261-4D2 =1 1150Side B runout
45-2149-D1 8 1050Side C runout
45-2034-4D1 10 2 51Side D runout
H-202-Y2 [Anvil symbol] 9 51 4A side stamped variant 1
H-202-Z3 [Anvil symbol] 10-51 2B side stamped variant 1
H-202-Y2 [Anvil symbol] 10-51A side stamped variant 2
H-202-Z3# 2 [Anvil symbol] 5-52B side stamped variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | UK | Capitol Records LC-6526First yearLP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1950 | US | Capitol Records CCF 202 / Capitol Records CCF-202First year7", 45 RPM, Album, Box Set | 7", 45 RPM, Album, Box Set |
| 1950 | US | Capitol Records H202 / Capitol Records H-202First yearLP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1950 | US | Capitol Records CCF 202First year7", 45 RPM, Album, Box Set | 7", 45 RPM, Album, Box Set |
| 1956 | Japan | Capitol Records LZB 2001LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records H202 / Capitol Records H-202LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records EBF 2027", 45 RPM, Album, EP | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records H 202LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| ? | South Africa | Capitol Records LC 6526 / Capitol Records LC.6526LP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| ? | South Africa | Capitol Records LC 6526 / Capitol Records LC.6526LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| ? | US | Capitol Records EBF 202 / Capitol Records EBF-2027", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Box Set | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Box Set |
| ? | US | Capitol Records H202 / Capitol Records H-202LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
12 vinyl pressings of Session For Six are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1950 and 1956.
The earliest pressings are from 1950, in US, UK. One of them is Capitol Records CCF 202.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CCF 202, H202, LC-6526) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45-2198-3D1 C1 1250 and 45-2261-4D2 =1 1150. 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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