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Edward R. MurrowI Can Hear It Now...

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I Can Hear It Now...

by Edward R. Murrow · 1948

21 pressings3 countriesDialogueInterviewPoliticalSpeech

I Can Hear It Now... was first pressed on vinyl in 1948. 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 I Can Hear It Now...

3 pressings came out in 1948, 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

1948
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks mm-800Columbia Masterworks MM-800
Format
Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album
Runout / matrix

XCO 39891 D 1A EA Side Run-Out Stamped

XCO 39892 C 1A DB Side Run-Out Stamped

XCO 39893 B 1A DC Side Run-Out Stamped

XCO 39894 B 1A DD Side Run-Out Stamped

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US

1948
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks mm-800Columbia Masterworks MM-800
Format
Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album
Runout / matrix

XCO 39891 C 1AA side stamped variant 1

XCO 39892 C 1AB side stamped variant 1

XCO 39893 A 1A CC side stamped variant 1

XCO 39894 A 1A BD side stamped variant 1

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Canada

1948
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks D 234Columbia Masterworks D234
Format
Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Box Set
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All 21 vinyl pressings

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1940s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1948CanadaColumbia Masterworks D 234 / Columbia Masterworks D234First yearShellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Box SetShellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Box Set
1948USColumbia Masterworks mm-800 / Columbia Masterworks MM-800First yearShellac, 12", 78 RPM, AlbumShellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album
1948USColumbia Masterworks mm-800 / Columbia Masterworks MM-800First yearShellac, 12", 78 RPM, AlbumShellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album
1949USColumbia Masterworks ML 4095LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1949USColumbia Masterworks ML 4095LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1949USColumbia Masterworks ML 4095LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1950s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1953USColumbia Masterworks ML 4095 / Columbia Masterworks ML 54095LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1955USColumbia Masterworks ML 4095LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1955USColumbia Masterworks ML 4095LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1955USColumbia Masterworks ML 4095LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1957USColumbia Masterworks ML 4095LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1957USColumbia Masterworks ML 4095LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1960s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1965USColumbia Masterworks ML 4095LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1968USColumbia Masterworks ML 4095LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
Year unknown7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaCoronet KLC-650LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?CanadaColumbia Masterworks ML 4095LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · MonoLP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono
?CanadaColumbia Masterworks ML 4095LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?CanadaColumbia Masterworks ML 4095LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?CanadaColumbia Masterworks ML 4095LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?USColumbia Masterworks A-10847", 45 RPM, Album, EP7", 45 RPM, Album, EP
?USColumbia Masterworks ML 4095LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. A1Will Rogers
  2. A2Roosevelt Inauguration
  3. A3Huey Long And "Share The Wealth"
  4. A4Duke Of Windsor Abdication
  5. B1La Guardia
  6. B2Alf Landon
  7. B3F. D. R. "Rendezvous With Destiny"
  8. B4John L. Lewis
  9. B5Hindenburg Disaster
  10. C1William L. Shirer And Czech Crisis
  11. C2Neville Chamberlain
  12. C3Adolph Hitler
  13. C4Louis-Schmeling Fight
  14. C5Lou Gehrig Farewell
  15. D1Elmer Davis, "Britain Enters The War"
  16. D2Charles Lindbergh
  17. D3Al Smith
  18. D4Hugh Johnson
  19. D5F. D. R. "Dagger In The Back"
  20. D6Mussolini
  21. E1Paul Reynaud
  22. E2Surrender At Compiegne
  23. E3Chamberlain Resigns
  24. E4Winston Churchill Becomes Prime Minister
  25. E5Princess Elizabeth & Margaret Rose
  26. F1Joseph Martin And Wendell Wilkie
  27. F2F. D. R. Campaigns
  28. F3Churchill "Ship Of State"
  29. F4F. D. R. "Arsenal Of Democracy
  30. F5Pearl Harbor Announcement
  31. G1Declaration Of War (F. D. R.)
  32. G2D-Day (Eisenhower, De Gaulle, King Haakon, Others)
  33. H1Invasion Craft (George Hicks)
  34. H2Joseph Stalin
  35. H3Thomas E. Dewey Compaigns
  36. H4F. D. R. "Fala Speech", And "Yalta Report"
  37. I1Announcement Of F. D. R.'s Death
  38. I2Arthur Godfrey Describes Funeral
  39. I3Harry Truman Speaks To Congress
  40. I4Opening Of U. N.
  41. I5Presidential Announcement Of German Surrender
  42. J1Chaplain Wm. Downey's Prayer Before First Atom Bomb Mission
  43. J2Pres. Truman Announces Hiroshima Attack
  44. J3Japan Surrender Bulletin
  45. J4Gen. MacArthur Accepts Jap Surrender

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of I Can Hear It Now... are there?

21 vinyl pressings of I Can Hear It Now... are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1948 and 1968.

When was I Can Hear It Now... first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1948, in US, Canada. One of them is Columbia Masterworks mm-800.

How do I tell if my copy of I Can Hear It Now... is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use mm-800, D 234) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XCO 39891 D 1A E and XCO 39892 C 1A D. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is I Can Hear It Now... 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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