US
July 1946- Label and catalog number
- Decca A-468Decca 468
- Format
- Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album
- Runout / matrix
W73597T6AA side stamped variant 1
W73600T6AB side stamped variant 1
W73601T4AC side stamped variant 1
W73592T4AD side stamped variant 1

Vinyl pressings
by Ethel Merman · 1946
Annie Get Your Gun was first pressed on vinyl in 1946. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1946, 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.
W73597T6AA side stamped variant 1
W73600T6AB side stamped variant 1
W73601T4AC side stamped variant 1
W73592T4AD side stamped variant 1
W73598T4A 8Side A runout
W73595T4A 8Side B runout
73598Side A label
73595Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | US | Decca A-468First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1946 | US | Decca A-468 / Decca 468First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album |
| 1949 | Canada | Decca DL 8001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1949 | US | Decca DL 8001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | US | Decca 9-127", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Box Set | 7", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Box Set |
| 1951 | UK | Brunswick LAT 8002LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1951 | UK | Brunswick LAT 8002LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | Canada | Decca DL 9018LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Decca DL 9018LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Decca DL 9018LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Canada | Decca DL 79018LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Decca DL 79018LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Australia | Popular Records E187 / Popular Records E - 187LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1962 | Australia | Popular Records E187 / Popular Records E - 187LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1963 | US | Decca DL 79018LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UK | Coral COPS 1579LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1970 | UK | Coral CPS 22LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Coral CP 22LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | UK | Coral CPS 22LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-2031LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-1626LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | MCA Records, Inc. MCA-1626LP | LP |
| ? | Australia | Festival Records FR12-926LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Festival Records FST 11055TLP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | MCA Records MCL 1660LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Brunswick LATA 8002LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | MCA Records MAPS 1579 / MCA Records MAPS-1579LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Universal Record Club SUP-528 / Universal Record Club UP-528LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | MCA Records MCA-2031 / MCA Records MCA-37092LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Decca DL 79018LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | MCA Records MCA-37092LP, Reissue, Repress | LP, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Decca DL 8001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | MCA Coral COPS 1579LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | UK | MCA Records MCL 1660 / MCA Records MCA37092LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | MCA Records MCL 1660LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Decca Album No. 468 / Decca 468Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album |
47 vinyl pressings of Annie Get Your Gun are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1946 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1946, in US. One of them is Decca A-468, released July 1946.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use A-468) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, W73597T6A and W73600T6A. 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.