Vinyl pressings
by Dakota Staton · 1959
Time To Swing 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 4 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.
T1-1241-N2Runout side A version 1
T2-1241-D4Runout side B version 1
T1-1241-N6 #2 [Anvil symbol] I -Runout side A version 2
T2-1241-N6 S1 [Anvil symbol] I -Runout side B version 2
t1-1241-D8 1 ☆Side A runout
t2-1241-D7 2 ☆Side B runout
T1-1241-D8 1 ☆
T2-1241-D7 2 ☆
ST1 1241 D3 & (anvil)Side 1, stamped
ST2 1241 D1 & (anvil)Side 2, stamped
ST-1-1241-D2 #3 1S (anvil) &Side 1, stamped
ST-2-1241-D1 S1 (anvil) ^`2 &Side 2, stamped
T1-1241-2NSide A
T2-1241-2NSide B
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 | Australia | Capitol Records T-1241First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Australia | Capitol Records ST-1241First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-1241First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | UK | Capitol Records T-1241First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | Capitol Records ST-1241First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records ST-1241First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records ST-1241First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records T 1241 / Capitol Records T-1241First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records T-1241First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records T 1241 / Capitol Records T-1241First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of Time To Swing are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Australia, Canada. One of them is Capitol Records T 1241, released September 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 1241, T-1241, ST-1241) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1-1241-N2 and T2-1241-D4. 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.
