Vinyl pressings
by Chuck Willis · 1958
King Of The Stroll was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 2 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.
11509 ATEtched, Side A runout [variant 1]
11510 ATEtched, Side B runout [variant 1]
A [parallelogram with circle protruding from bottom center]Stamped, Side A runout [variant 1]
AStamped, Side B runout [variant 1]
11509 "Sailor's Cap" AT 3 ASide A runout, variant 1
11510 "Sailor's Cap" AT DSide B runout, variant 1
11509 "Sailor's Cap" AT KSide A runout, variant 2
11510 AT 3 DSide B runout, variant 2
11509 ATSide A label matrix no.
11510 ATSide B label matrix no.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Canada | Atlantic 8018First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Atlantic 8018First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Atlantic 8018First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Atlantic 8018LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | US | Atlantic 8018LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Atlantic 8018LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Japan | Atlantic P-4587A / Atlantic 8018LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1979 | Japan | Atlantic P-4587A / Atlantic 8018LP, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Italy | Rumble Records RUM2011010LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Atlantic 8018LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of King Of The Stroll are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1958 and 2011.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, Canada. One of them is Atlantic 8018.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 8018) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 11509 AT and 11510 AT. 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.
