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Don AmecheThe Bickersons Starring Don Ameche And Frances Langford

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The Bickersons Starring Don Ameche And Frances Langford

by Don Ameche · 1961

11 pressings3 countriesRadioplayNon-Music

The Bickersons Starring Don Ameche And Frances… was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. 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 The Bickersons Starring Don Ameche And Frances…

4 pressings came out in 1961, 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.

US

December 1961
Label and catalog number
Columbia CL 1692
Format
LP, Album, Promo, Mono · 6-Eye Labels
Runout / matrix

x"Lp" 53967A Side: Center Label

x"Lp" 53968B Side: Center 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 11 vinyl pressings

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

1960s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1961New ZealandCoronet KLL 1775First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1961USColumbia CS 8492First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1961USColumbia CL 1692First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1961USColumbia CL 1692First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
Year unknown7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?CanadaColumbia CS 8492LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?CanadaColumbia CS 8492LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?CanadaColumbia CL 1692LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?CanadaColumbia CS 8492LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USColumbia CL 1692LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
?USColumbia CS 8492LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USColumbia CS 8492LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Breakfast With John And Blanche6:23
  2. A2The Bickersons At Sea12:39
  3. B1Wedding Anniversary5:45
  4. B2Later That Same Evening10:32

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of The Bickersons Starring Don Ameche And Frances… are there?

11 vinyl pressings of The Bickersons Starring Don Ameche And Frances… are listed here, from 3 countries.

When was The Bickersons Starring Don Ameche And Frances… first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, New Zealand. One of them is Columbia CS 8492, released December 1961.

How do I tell if my copy of The Bickersons Starring Don Ameche And Frances… is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 8492, CL 1692, KLL 1775) 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 The Bickersons Starring Don Ameche And Frances… 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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