Vinyl pressings
by Eddie Fisher · 1953
Just Another Polka was first pressed on vinyl in 1953. 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 1953, the album's first year, in 3 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.
E3VB-1030-5S 26Stamped side A variant 1
E3VB-105 -1S 19Stamped side B variant 1
E3VB-1030-2S IStamped side A variant 2
E3VB-105 -3S 4Stamped side B variant 2
E3VB-1030-4S H 5VStamped side A
E3VB-1051-4S H 5VStamped side B
E3VB-1030Label side A
E3VB-1051Label side B
E3VW-1030-2S I B1Runout, side A, stamped
E3VW-1051-1S I 1ARunout, side B, stamped
E3VW-1030Label Side A
E3VW-1051Label Side B
E3VB-1030-1Stamped on A side
E3VG-1051-1Stamped on B side
E3VW-1030-2S I B1Runout, side A, stamped
E3VW-1051-1S I 1ARunout, side B, stamped
E3VW-1030Label Side A
E3VW-1051Label Side B
20-5293ASide A Etching Stamp
47-5293-BSide B Etching Stamp
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-5293First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1953 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-5293First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1953 | New Zealand | His Master's Voice HR.10001First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1953 | US | RCA Victor 47-5293First year45 RPM, 7" | 45 RPM, 7" |
| 1953 | US | RCA Victor 20-5293First year10", 78 RPM, Promo · Promo | 10", 78 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1953 | US | RCA Victor 47-5293First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1953 | Canada | RCA Victor 20-5293First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1953 | US | RCA Victor 20-5293First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1953 | US | RCA Victor 20-5293First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Norway | His Master's Voice A. L. 3325Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | US | RCA Victor 47-52937", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
11 vinyl pressings of Just Another Polka are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1953, in US, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is RCA Victor 20-5293, released April 1953.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 20-5293, 47-5293, HR.10001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, E3VB-1030-5S 26 and E3VB-105 -1S 19. 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.
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