Vinyl pressings
by Erna Sack · 1949
The European Nightingale was first pressed on vinyl in 1949. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1949, the album's first year. 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.
8034-1D-1 [Anvil symbol] 2B side stamped
8035-1D-1 [Anvil symbol] 9C side stamped
8032-1D-1 [Anvil symbol] 9D side stamped
8036-1D-3 [Anvil symbol] 1E side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | US | Capitol Records ECL 2500First yearShellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Canada | Telefunken Capitol L-8000 / Telefunken Capitol L8000LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1950 | US | Telefunken Capitol L-8000 / Telefunken Capitol L8000LP, Album, 10" | LP, Album, 10" |
| 1950 | US | Telefunken Capitol KCM 8000 / Telefunken Capitol KCM-80007", 45 RPM, Album, Box Set | 7", 45 RPM, Album, Box Set |
| 1950 | US | Telefunken Capitol ECL-2500 / Telefunken Capitol ECL 2500Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Box Set | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Box Set |
| 1950 | US | Telefunken Capitol L-8000 / Telefunken Capitol L8000LP, Album, 10" | LP, Album, 10" |
| 1950 | US | Telefunken Capitol L-8000 / Telefunken Capitol L8000LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1950 | US | Telefunken Capitol L-8000 / Telefunken Capitol L8000LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1955 | Belgium | Telefunken L 8000LP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| 1955 | Germany | Telefunken LB 6001LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Telefunken TW 30 061LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| ? | Germany | Telefunken LB 6001LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| ? | Germany | Telefunken PLB 6001LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| ? | Germany | Telefunken LB 6001LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| ? | US | Telefunken Capitol L-8000 / Telefunken Capitol L8000LP, Album, 10" | LP, Album, 10" |
15 vinyl pressings of The European Nightingale are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1949 and 1955.
The earliest pressings are from 1949, in US. One of them is Capitol Records ECL 2500, released March 1949.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ECL 2500) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 8034-1D-1 [Anvil symbol] 2 and 8035-1D-1 [Anvil symbol] 9. 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.
