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Vinyl pressings

Strictly Instrumental

by Bill Haley And His Comets · 1959

19 pressings9 countriesRock & RollRockabillyInstrumentalRock

Strictly Instrumental was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. 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 Strictly Instrumental

3 pressings came out in 1959, 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.

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

All 19 vinyl pressings

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

1950s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1959AustraliaFestival Records FL-7167First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959AustraliaFestival Records FST=11046TFirst yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1959UKBrunswick LAT 8326First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1960s9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960BrazilDecca SLP-7947LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1960CanadaDecca DL 78964LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960CanadaDecca DL 8964LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1960PeruDecca DL 8964LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1960USDecca DL 78964LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960USDecca DL 8964LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1960USDecca DL 8964LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1960USDecca DL 78964LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960USDecca DL 8964LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1970s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1977GermanyMCA Coral 0042.023 / MCA Coral 42.023LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaFestival Records FL-30,326LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?AustraliaCalendar Records SR66-9,343LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?New ZealandFestival Records FL-7167LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?New ZealandFestival Records FST-11046TLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?South AfricaBrunswick LAT 8326LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?USDecca DL 78964LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Joey's Song
  2. A2(Put Another Nickel In) Music! Music! Music!
  3. A3Mack The Knife
  4. A4In A Little Spanish Town
  5. A5Two Shadows
  6. A6Shaky
  7. B1Strictly Instrumental
  8. B2Skokiaan (South African Song)
  9. B3Puerto Rican Peddler
  10. B4Drowsy Waters
  11. B5Chiquita Linda (Un Poquite De Tu Amor)
  12. B6The Catwalk

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Strictly Instrumental are there?

19 vinyl pressings of Strictly Instrumental are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1959 and 1977.

When was Strictly Instrumental first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1959, in UK, Australia. One of them is Brunswick LAT 8326.

How do I tell if my copy of Strictly Instrumental is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LAT 8326, FL-7167, FST=11046T) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Strictly Instrumental 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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