Vinyl pressings
by Franck Pourcel And His French Strings · 1956
Les Baxter’s La Femme was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1956, the album's first year, in 6 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.
- T1-10015-D3 ('Anvil / Lathe' symbol)Side A Runout stamped
- T2-10015-D6 ('Anvil / Lathe' symbol)Side B Runout stamped
T1-10015-D3 ('Anvil/Lathe symbol)Side A Runout stamped, variant 1
T2-10015-D4 ('Anvil/ Lathe symbol)Side B Runout stamped, variant 1
T-X-1-10015-D9Side A Runout etched
T-X-2-10015-D14Side B Runout etched
T1-10015Side A Label
T2-10015Side B Label
T1-10015-D3 #3 [Scranton anvil]Side A Runout Stamped
T2-10015-D7 # [Scranton anvil]Side B Runout Stamped
T1-10015Side A Label
T2-10015Side B Label
T1-10015Side A
T2-10005Side B
T1-10005Side A, Variant 1
T2-10005-1Side B, Variant 1
T1-10015-D4A
T2-10015-D4B
1S- T1-10015-D4³ ('Anvil / Lathe' symbol) M6 178035Side A Runout stamped
1S- T2-10015-D5² ('Anvil / Lathe' symbol) M6 178036Side B Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Brazil | Capitol Records T-10015First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Canada | Capitol Records T 10015First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | France | Capitol Records T 10015 / Capitol Records T-10.015First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Japan | Capitol Records J-LZC 17First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1956 | Japan | Capitol Records 2LP-9First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Capitol Records T 10015First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Capitol Records T 10015First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Venezuela | Capitol Records T 10015 / Odeon OLP 443First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Capitol Records T 10015First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Capitol Records T 10015 / Capitol Records T-10015LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | US | Capitol Records T 10015 / Capitol Records T-10015LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records T 10015LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Japan | Capitol Records CP-8308LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1968 | Japan | Capitol Records CP-8308LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records T 10015 / Capitol Records T-10015LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Capitol Records T 10015LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Netherlands | Capitol Records T10015LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Capitol Records DT 10015LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Les Baxter’s La Femme are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1956 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, Brazil, Canada, France and more. One of them is Capitol Records T 10015, released August 1956.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 10015, T-10015, J-LZC 17, 2LP-9) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, - T1-10015-D3 ('Anvil / Lathe' symbol) and - T2-10015-D6 ('Anvil / Lathe' 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.
