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Grandma What Great Songs You Sang!

by Brenda Lee · 1959

29 pressings8 countriesRock & RollRockPop

Grandma What Great Songs You Sang! 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 Grandma What Great Songs You Sang!

9 pressings came out in 1959, 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.

US

1959
Label and catalog number
Decca DL 78873
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

7 6966 1Side 1 Stamped

7 6967 2Side 2 Stamped

Full details of this pressing

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

All 29 vinyl pressings

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

1950s9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1959CanadaVocalion VL 3795First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959CanadaVocalion VL 3795First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959New ZealandFestival Records FL-7177First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959UKBrunswick LAT 8319First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959UKBrunswick LAT 8319First yearLPLP
1959UKBrunswick LAT 8319First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959UKBrunswick LAT 8319First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959USDecca DL 78873First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1959BrazilDecca SLP 7938First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1960s14 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960USDecca DL 8873LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1961CanadaDecca DL 8873LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1961USDecca DL 8873LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1961USDecca DL 78873LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1961USDecca DL 8873LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
1961USDecca DL 8873LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1961USDecca DL 8873LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1967CanadaVocalion VL 73795LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1967CanadaVocalion VL 73795LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1967UKVocalion VL 73795LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1967USVocalion VL 73795LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1967USVocalion VL 3795LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1967USVocalion VL 73795LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968AustraliaFestival Records FL-31,147LP, AlbumLP, Album
Year unknown6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?ArgentinaDecca LTM-9411LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?CanadaDecca DL 8873LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?ChileDecca LTC-37310LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?USDecca DL 8873LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
?USVocalion VL 73795LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USVocalion VL 3795LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. A1Some Of These Days
  2. A2Pennies From Heaven2:20
  3. A3Baby Face2:15
  4. A4A Good Man Is Hard To Find2:20
  5. A5Just Because2:02
  6. A6Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye2:11
  7. B1Ballin' The Jack1:55
  8. B2Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody2:24
  9. B3Pretty Baby1:40
  10. B4Side By Side2:00
  11. B5Back In Your Own Back Yard
  12. B6St. Louis Blues2:55

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Grandma What Great Songs You Sang! are there?

29 vinyl pressings of Grandma What Great Songs You Sang! are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1959 and 1968.

When was Grandma What Great Songs You Sang! first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Decca DL 78873.

How do I tell if my copy of Grandma What Great Songs You Sang! is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DL 78873, LAT 8319, SLP 7938, VL 3795) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7 6966 1 and 7 6967 2. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Grandma What Great Songs You Sang! 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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