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String Along With Basie

by Count Basie · 1960

20 pressings7 countriesBig BandSwingJazz

String Along With Basie was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. 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 String Along With Basie

5 pressings came out in 1960, 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.

US

1960
Label and catalog number
Roulette R 52051
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

9C-RLP168 B̶̷̸̲̅ A- 9-3-60 A AB 8-65Runout A

9C-RLP168 B - 9-22-60 A1111 AB 8-65Runout B

RLP-168-ALabel A

RLP-168-BLabel B

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US

1960
Label and catalog number
Roulette R 52051
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

9C - RLP168ASide A

9C - RLP168BSide B

Full details of this pressing

US

1960
Label and catalog number
Roulette R 52051
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

RLP-168A-1ASide A runout, stamped

RLP-168B-1BSide B runout, stamped

RLP-168-ASide A label

RLP-168-BSide B label

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 20 vinyl pressings

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

1960s8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960USRoulette R 52051First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1960USRoulette SR 52051First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960USRoulette R 52051First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1960USRoulette R 52051First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1960USRoulette R 52051First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1961UKColumbia SCX 3383LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1962USRoulette R 52051LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1965USRoulette R 52051 / Roulette R-52051LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1983JapanRoulette YS-7143-ROLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
Year unknown11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?CanadaRoulette R 52051 / Roulette R-52051LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
?FranceRoulette SVR. 56.040 / Roulette SVR. 56040LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?FranceRoulette 500013LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?FranceRoulette 500013LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?FranceRoulette R 52051LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?IsraelRoulette SVR. 56.040 / התקליט VV-30713LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?ItalyRoulette R-52051LP, AlbumLP, Album
?ItalyRoulette SR 52051 / Roulette SR-52051LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?UKColumbia 33SX 1332LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?USRoulette SR 52051 / Roulette SR-52051LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USRoulette SVR. 56.040LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. A1Summertime2:52
  2. A2Song Of The Islands4:14
  3. A3Stringing The Blues4:07
  4. A4The One I Love3:35
  5. A5Blue And Sentimental3:34
  6. B1Blues Bittersweet2:38
  7. B2Poor Butterfly4:15
  8. B3These Foolish Things Remind Me Of You4:32
  9. B4She's Funny That Way (I Got A Woman Crazy For Me)3:14
  10. B5Sweet Lorraine3:15

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of String Along With Basie are there?

20 vinyl pressings of String Along With Basie are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1960 and 1983.

When was String Along With Basie first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US. One of them is Roulette R 52051.

How do I tell if my copy of String Along With Basie is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 52051, SR 52051) 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.

How much is String Along With Basie 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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