Country unknown
1955- Label and catalog number
- Storyville A45000
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single · Red
Vinyl pressings
by Chris Barber's Jazz Band · 1955
Ice Cream was first pressed on vinyl in 1955. 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 1955, the album's first year. 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.
45-CB 6A
45-CB 4B
45-CB-6Runout A-side, stamped
45-CB-4Runout B-side, stamped
45-CB 6Label A-side
45-CB 4Label B-side
45-CB-6Runout side A
45-CB-4Runout side B
45-CB 6Label side A
45-CB 4Label side B
45-CB 6label a-side
45-CB 4label b-side
45-CB 6A
45-CB 4B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Unknown | Storyville A45000First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1955 | Denmark | Storyville A 45000First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | Denmark | Storyville A 45000First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | Denmark | Storyville A 45000First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1955 | Denmark | Storyville A 45000First year7", Mono · Mono | 7", Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | Denmark | Storyville A 45000First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1955 | Denmark | Storyville A 45000First year7", Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | 7", Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 1955 | Denmark | Storyville A 45000First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1955 | Denmark | Storyville A 45000First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | Denmark | Storyville A 45000First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | UK | Tempo Records 45/A 1607", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | UK | Tempo Records A 160Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Germany | Storyville A 45 0007", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Storyville A 45 000 / Storyville A 45.0007", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Omega International OM 36.0987", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Omega International OM 36.3547", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Storyville 6.12 145 / Storyville 6.12145 AC7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Storyville A 450007" | 7" |
| ? | Denmark | Storyville A 450007" · Colored vinyl | 7" · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Denmark | Storyville A 450007", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Denmark | Storyville KB 213Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Denmark | Storyville A 450007", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Denmark | Storyville A 450007", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | Storyville A 45 0007" | 7" |
| ? | Netherlands | Storyville A-450007" | 7" |
| ? | Netherlands | Storyville A-450007", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Netherlands | Storyville A 450007" | 7" |
27 vinyl pressings of Ice Cream are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1955 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1955, in Denmark. One of them is Storyville A45000.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use A45000, A 45000) 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.