Vinyl pressings
by Bing Crosby · 1957
Bing With A Beat 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.
6 pressings came out in 1957, 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.
H2 JP2016-3S A5 Rside A runout stamped
H2 RP2017-8S Λ4 Rside B runout stamped
H2JP-2016side A label
H2JP-2017side B label
H2 JP2016 - 5S H AA-Side Stamped
H2 JP2017 - 4S H AB-Side Stamped
H2JP-2016A-Side Label
H2JP-2017B-Side Label
H2 JP2016-1S I C1Side A runout, stamped, variant 1
H2 JP2017-6S I D1Side B runout, stamped, variant 1
H2 JP2016-1S I A2Side A runout, stamped, variant 2
H2 JP2017-5S I B1Side B runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Australia | RCA Australia L10347 / RCA Australia L10347First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1957 | Italy | RCA Victor LPM-1473 / RCA Italiana LPM 1473First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1957 | UK | RCA RD-27032 / RCA LPM-1473First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | RCA Victor LPM-1473 / RCA Victor LPM 1473First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | RCA Victor LPM-1473 / RCA Victor LPM 1473First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | RCA Victor LPM-1473 / RCA Victor LPM 1473First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Japan | RCA LPM-1473LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1977 | Japan | RCA PG-62LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1977 | Japan | RCA PG-62LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia & New Zealand | RCA VAL1-0185LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-1473 / RCA Victor LPM 1473LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor LPM-1473-C / RCA Victor LPM 1473 CLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | South Africa | RCA 31,121 / RCA 31.121LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of Bing With A Beat are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1957 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, UK, Australia, Italy. One of them is RCA Victor LPM-1473, released September 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPM-1473, RD-27032, L10347) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, H2 JP2016-3S A5 R and H2 RP2017-8S Λ4 R. 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.
