US
January 1960- Label and catalog number
- Liberty LST 7150
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Scranton plating
- Runout / matrix
LST-7150 & SJB-2945-D7 [Anvil symbol]Runout, Side A
LST-7150 & SJB-2946-D7 [Anvil symbol]Runout, Side B
Vinyl pressings
by Felix Slatkin · 1960
Conducts Fantastic Percussion was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. 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 1960, 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.
LST-7150 & SJB-2945-D7 [Anvil symbol]Runout, Side A
LST-7150 & SJB-2946-D7 [Anvil symbol]Runout, Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | South Africa | Liberty SLBY 1056 J / Liberty LST 7150First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Liberty D-LST 7150First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1960 | US | Liberty LST 7150First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | London Records SAHA 7531LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Liberty SLBY 1056LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | London Records HAM-G.6097LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | London Records SAH-g 6081LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | London Records HA-G 2259LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Liberty LRP 3150LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Liberty LST 7150LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Liberty D-LRP 3150LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| ? | US | Liberty LST 7150 / Liberty LST-7150LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Liberty LST 7150LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Liberty LRP 3150LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
14 vinyl pressings of Conducts Fantastic Percussion are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, South Africa. One of them is Liberty LST 7150, released January 1960.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LST 7150, D-LST 7150, SLBY 1056 J) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LST-7150 & SJB-2945-D7 [Anvil symbol] and LST-7150 & SJB-2946-D7 [Anvil symbol]. 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.