Vinyl pressings
by Charlie Barnet · 1959
A Tribute To Harry James 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.
10 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 3 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.
CST-146-1 ② △1313A side run-out etched
CST-146-2 ② △1314B side run-out etched
CST 146-1A side center label
CST 146-2B side center label
CST 146-1-RE-5Side 1 Center Label
CST 146-2-RE-5xB side center label
CST 146-1-RE-5Side 1 Center Label
CST 146-2-RE-5xB side center 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | UK | Eros ERLS 50014First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | UK | Eros ERL 50014First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Crown Records CST 146 / Crown Records 146LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1959 | Venezuela | Diversion ML-536First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1959 | US | Crown Records CST 146 / Crown Records 146First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1959 | US | Crown Records CLP 5114 / Crown Records 5114First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Crown Records CLP 5114 / Crown Records 5114First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1959 | US | Crown Records CST-146 / Crown Records 146First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Crown Records CST 146First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Crown Records CST 146First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Crown Records CLP 5114 / Crown Records 5114First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Italy | Crown Records Clp 5114LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Bright Orange X-BO-710 / Bright Orange X BO 710LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Bright Orange X-BO-710 / Bright Orange X BO 710LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Bright Orange X-BO-710 / Bright Orange X BO 710LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of A Tribute To Harry James are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1959 and 1960.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Venezuela. One of them is Crown Records CST 146, released August 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CST 146, CLP 5114, CST-146, ERLS 50014) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CST-146-1 ② △1313 and CST-146-2 ② △1314. 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.
