US
1958- Label and catalog number
- Dot Records DLP 3156
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono · Monarch Pressing
- Runout / matrix
LPM 50,153side A label
LPM 50,154side B label
Vinyl pressings
by Billy Vaughn · 1958
Billy Vaughn Plays was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 4 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.
LPM 50,153side A label
LPM 50,154side B label
M-50153-1 I A2Stamped side A
M-50154-1 I B1Stamped side B
ADL.1238Label Matrix - Side A)(inverted
ADL.1239Label Matrix - Side B)(inverted
M-50153-1 I B1 DLP 3156-S1Runout Side A
M-50154-1 I A4 DLP 3156 S2Runout Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Canada | Dot Records DLP 3156First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Canada | Dot Records DLP 3156(C)First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Canada | Dot Records DLP 3156First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Canada | Dot Records DLP 25156 / Dot Records DLP-25-156First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | New Zealand | London Records HAM-D6044First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | UK | London Records HA-D 2178First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Dot Records DLP 3156First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Dot Records DLP 3156First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Canada | Dot Records DLP 25156LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Canada | Dot Records DLP 25156 / Dot Records DLP-25156 (D)LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Dot Records DLP 25,156 / Dot Records DLP 25156LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | US | Dot Records DLP 25156 / Dot Records DLP 25,156LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Calendar Records SR66-975LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | London Records HAA-7554LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Calendar Records SR66-975LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Denmark | Dot Records DLP 3156LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | London Records HA-D 15LP | LP |
| ? | South Africa | Dot Records DLP 3156LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Dot Records DLP 25156LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Dot Records DLP 25156 / Dot Records DLP 25,156LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Dot Records DLP 25156LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Uruguay | Music Hall 12089LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
22 vinyl pressings of Billy Vaughn Plays are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1958 and 1961.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Dot Records DLP 3156.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DLP 3156, HA-D 2178, DLP 3156(C), DLP 25156) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LPM 50,153 and LPM 50,154. 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.