Vinyl pressings
by Bing Crosby · 1957
Around The World was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1957, the album's first year, in 8 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.
1 45 101741 2Runout, stamped, side A, variant 1
1 45 9584 1Runout, stamped, side B, variant 1
45 101741 6 3Runout, stamped, side A, variant 2
1 45 9584 12 3Runout, stamped, side B, variant 2
W101741T2ARunout - Stamped - Side A
WL958T1ARunout - Stamped - Side B
101741Matrix - Center Label - Side A
L 9584Matrix - Center Label - Side B
R 45 101741 7Side A stamped
R 9584 9Side B stamped
45-101741Side A label
45-L 9584◈Side B label
45-101741A-Side Label
45-L 9584B-Side Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Australia | Festival Records SP45-1274First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | Australia | Festival Records SP45-1274First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | Denmark | Decca 45-BM 05674 / Brunswick 45 05674First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1957 | France | Brunswick 12 101First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1957 | Germany | Brunswick 12 101First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | New Zealand | Festival Records SP45-1274First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | New Zealand | Festival Records SP45-1274First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | UK | Brunswick 45-05674First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1957 | UK | Brunswick 05674First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | UK | Brunswick 05674First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | UK | Brunswick 05674First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Decca 9-30262First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Decca 9-30262First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1957 | US | Decca 30262First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | US | Decca 9-30262First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | UK | mca records MU 10107", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Festival Records SP45-12747", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Belgium | Omega 9.61.1017", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Canada | Decca 30262Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Canada | Decca 302627", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Brunswick 12 1017", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Ireland | Brunswick 05674Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Norway | Brunswick 121017", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | South Africa | Decca FM 6505Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
28 vinyl pressings of Around The World are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1957 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Decca 9-30262.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9-30262, 30262, 45-05674, 05674) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1 45 101741 2 and 1 45 9584 1. 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.
