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Vinyl pressings

This Is Dean Martin!

by Dean Martin · 1958

38 pressings13 countriesBig BandEasy ListeningJazzPop

This Is Dean Martin! 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.

How to spot a first pressing of This Is Dean Martin!

6 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 6 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.

US

August 25, 1958
Label and catalog number
Capitol Records T 1047
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Scranton Pressing
Runout / matrix

T1-1047-N2Side A runout, variant 1

T2-1047-D5"Side B runout, variant 1

T1-1047-D4#2 ⌂Side A runout, variant 2

T2-1047-D1 ⌂Side B runout, variant 2

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India

1958
Label and catalog number
Capitol Records T 1047
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

T1 1047-1N MRunout A

T21047-1NT2 GRunout B

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Italy

1958
Label and catalog number
Capitol Records T 1047
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

T1-1047Label side A

T2-1047Label side B

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South Africa

1958
Label and catalog number
Capitol Records T 11
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

T1-20029Side A deadwax

T2-20029Side B deadwax

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 38 vinyl pressings

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

1950s7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1958CanadaCapitol Records T 1047First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1958DenmarkCapitol Records H 54First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1958IndiaCapitol Records T 1047First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1958ItalyCapitol Records T 1047First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1958South AfricaCapitol Records T 11First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1958USCapitol Records T 1047First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959AustraliaCapitol Records T-1047LP, AlbumLP, Album
1960s8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1963CanadaCapitol Records DT 1047 / Capitol Records DT-1047LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1963CanadaCapitol Records DT 1047 / Capitol Records DT-1047LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1963CanadaCapitol Records DT 1047 / Capitol Records DT-1047LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1963USCapitol Records T 1047LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1963USCapitol Records DT 1047LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1967USCapitol Records DT 1047 / Starline DT 1047LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1967USCapitol Records DT-1047LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1969USCapitol Records DT 1047 / Starline DT 1047LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1987FranceCapitol Records T 1047 / Capitol Records 1599281LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
2010s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2017EuropeDOL DOS729HLP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
Year unknown21 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?BrazilCapitol Records T 1047LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?CanadaCapitol Records T-1047 / Capitol Records T1047LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?CanadaCapitol Records T-1047 / Capitol Records T1047LP, AlbumLP, Album
?CanadaCapitol Records T 1047LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?CanadaCapitol Records T-1047 / Capitol Records T1047LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?GermanyCapitol Records 134EVC56 220 MLP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?New ZealandCapitol Records T 1047LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
?New ZealandCapitol Records T 1047LP, Compilation, RepressLP, Compilation, Repress
?UKWorld Record Club ST1087LP, AlbumLP, Album
?UKCapitol Records T 1047LP, AlbumLP, Album
?USCapitol Records T 1047LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
?USCapitol Records T 1047LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?USCapitol Records T 1047LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?USCapitol Records DT 1047 / Starline DT 104LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USCapitol Records DT 1047LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
All 21 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. A1Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu)2:56
  2. A2Write To Me From Naples2:44
  3. A3The Test Of Time2:15
  4. A4Don't You Remember?2:21
  5. A5The Look2:18
  6. A6Return To Me2:21
  7. B1Buona Sera2:20
  8. B2I Know I Can't Forget3:02
  9. B3Angel Baby2:44
  10. B4When You're Smiling2:59
  11. B5Makin' Love Ukulele Style2:10
  12. B6Promise Her Anything2:54

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of This Is Dean Martin! are there?

38 vinyl pressings of This Is Dean Martin! are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1958 and 2017.

When was This Is Dean Martin! first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, Canada, Denmark, India and more. One of them is Capitol Records T 1047, released August 25, 1958.

How do I tell if my copy of This Is Dean Martin! is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 1047, H 54, T 11) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1-1047-N2 and T2-1047-D5". Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is This Is Dean Martin! 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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