UK
May 1939- Label and catalog number
- Decca F 7005
- Format
- Shellac, 10", 78 RPM

Vinyl pressings
by Bob Haggart · 1939
The Big Noise From Winnetka was first pressed on vinyl in 1939. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1939, the album's first year, in 5 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.
91518A K ISide A
91536A K ISide B
A 82018 ASide A, label
A 82018 BSide B, label
91578A MD3160Side A - Runout
91536A MD3161Side B - Runout
91578A MD3160Side A - Runout
91536A MD3161Side B - Runout
(91578)Side A - Label
(91536)Side B - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Australia | Decca Y5359First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1939 | Australia | Decca Y5359First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1939 | Switzerland | Decca BM 30507 RFirst yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1939 | France | Brunswick A82018First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1939 | Germany | Brunswick A82018First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1939 | UK | Decca F 7005First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1939 | UK | Decca F 7005First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | UK | Decca F. 7005Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1947 | Canada | Decca 2208Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1947 | US | Decca 25117Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1947 | US | Decca 25117Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1947 | US | Decca 25117Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1947 | US | Decca 25117Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Canada | Decca 9-251177", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1953 | US | Decca 9-251177", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1954 | US | Decca 9-251177", 45 RPM, Reissue, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | US | Decca 251177", 45 RPM, Reissue, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Decca Y535910", 78 RPM | 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Australia | Decca Y5359Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Brunswick A 82018Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | US | Decca 2208Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
21 vinyl pressings of The Big Noise From Winnetka are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1939 and 1961.
The earliest pressings are from 1939, in UK, France, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is Decca F 7005, released May 1939.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F 7005, A82018, Y5359, BM 30507 R) 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.
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.