US
March 1942- Label and catalog number
- Victor P 109Victor P-109
- Format
- Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album · Camden Pressing
Vinyl pressings
by Fats Waller · 1942
Waller On The Ivories was first pressed on vinyl in 1942. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1942, 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.
27766A <V.E.>C side runout, V.E. in diamond
27766B <V.E.>D side runout, V.E. in diamond
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Canada | Victor P 109First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album |
| 1942 | US | Victor P 109 / Victor P-109First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album |
| 1942 | US | Victor P 109 / Victor P-109First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album |
| 1943 | Canada | RCA Victor P 109Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Repress |
| 1943 | US | Victor P 109Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Repress |
| 1946 | US | RCA Victor P 109Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Repress |
| 1946 | US | RCA Victor P 109Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Repress |
| 1946 | US | RCA Victor P 109Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Repress |
| 1947 | US | RCA Victor P 109Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Reissue, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1947 | US | RCA Victor P 109Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Repress |
10 vinyl pressings of Waller On The Ivories are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1942 and 1947.
The earliest pressings are from 1942, in US, Canada. One of them is Victor P 109, released March 1942.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use P 109) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.