US
1956- Label and catalog number
- RCA Victor LPM-1214
- Format
- LP, Album
Vinyl pressings
by Dinah Shore · 1956
Bouquet Of Blues was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1956, 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.
G2 PP5946-5S A1 RSide A Stamped
G2 PP5947-5S A1 RSide B Stamped
G2 PP5946-3S IVariant 1 - Side A Runout Stamped
G2 PP5947-1S I A1Variant 1 - Side B Runout Stamped
G2 PP5946-1S I A1Variant 2 - Side A Runout Stamped
G2 PP5946-1S I A2Variant 2 - Side B Runout Stamped
G2 PP5946 3SSide 1 (Stamped)
G2 PP5947-1SSide 2 (Stamped)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Australia | RCA L10456First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1956 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-1214First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | France | RCA 400.242First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor LPM-1214First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor EPB-1214First year7", 45 RPM, Album | 7", 45 RPM, Album |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor LPM-1214First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor SEP-14First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor LPM-1214First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor LPM-1214 (SLP-14)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Japan | RCA RCA-5088(M)LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1977 | Japan | RCA PG-58(M)LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1977 | Japan | RCA PG-58(M)LP, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | RCA RJL-2549LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Bouquet Of Blues are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1956 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, Australia, Canada, France. One of them is RCA Victor LPM-1214.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPM-1214, EPB-1214, SEP-14, LPM-1214 (SLP-14)) 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.