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Annie Get Your Gun by Ethel Merman, album cover

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Annie Get Your Gun

by Ethel Merman · 1946

47 pressings6 countriesMusicalVocalStage & Screen

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.

How to spot a first pressing of Annie Get Your Gun

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.

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

Full details of this pressing

US

1946
Label and catalog number
Decca A-468
Format
Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
Runout / matrix

W73598T4A 8Side A runout

W73595T4A 8Side B runout

73598Side A label

73595Side B 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 47 vinyl pressings

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

1940s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1946USDecca A-468First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1946USDecca A-468 / Decca 468First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, AlbumShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album
1949CanadaDecca DL 8001LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1949USDecca DL 8001LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1950s8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1950USDecca 9-127", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Box Set7", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Box Set
1951UKBrunswick LAT 8002LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1951UKBrunswick LAT 8002LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1955CanadaDecca DL 9018LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1955USDecca DL 9018LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono
1956USDecca DL 9018LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1959CanadaDecca DL 79018LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1959USDecca DL 79018LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1960s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1962AustraliaPopular Records E187 / Popular Records E - 187LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition
1962AustraliaPopular Records E187 / Popular Records E - 187LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition
1963USDecca DL 79018LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
1970s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970UKCoral COPS 1579LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
1970UKCoral CPS 22LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1970UKCoral CP 22LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1970UKCoral CPS 22LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1980s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980USMCA Records MCA-2031LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono
1980USMCA Records MCA-1626LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
Year unknown26 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?UnknownMCA Records, Inc. MCA-1626LPLP
?AustraliaFestival Records FR12-926LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?AustraliaFestival Records FST 11055TLP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?AustraliaMCA Records MCL 1660LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?AustraliaBrunswick LATA 8002LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?AustraliaMCA Records MAPS 1579 / MCA Records MAPS-1579LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?AustraliaUniversal Record Club SUP-528 / Universal Record Club UP-528LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?CanadaMCA Records MCA-2031 / MCA Records MCA-37092LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?CanadaDecca DL 79018LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?CanadaMCA Records MCA-37092LP, Reissue, RepressLP, Reissue, Repress
?GermanyDecca DL 8001LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?New ZealandMCA Coral COPS 1579LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?UKMCA Records MCL 1660 / MCA Records MCA37092LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?UKMCA Records MCL 1660LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?UKDecca Album No. 468 / Decca 468Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, AlbumShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album
All 26 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. ADoin' What Comes Natur'lly
  2. BMoonshine Lullaby
  3. CYou Can't Get A Man With A Gun
  4. DI'm An Indian Too
  5. EThey Say It's Wonderful
  6. FAnything You Can Do
  7. GI Got Lost In His Arms
  8. HI Got The Sun In The Morning
  9. IThe Girl That I Marry
  10. JMy Defenses Are Down
  11. KWho Do You Love I Hope
  12. LThere's No Business Like Show Business

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Annie Get Your Gun are there?

47 vinyl pressings of Annie Get Your Gun are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1946 and 1980.

When was Annie Get Your Gun first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1946, in US. One of them is Decca A-468, released July 1946.

How do I tell if my copy of Annie Get Your Gun is a first pressing?

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.

How much is Annie Get Your Gun 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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