Vinyl pressings
by Frank Sinatra · 1957
A Swingin' Affair! was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1957, the album's first year, in 13 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.
- W1-803-D8 #2 [Anvil symbol]Side A runout, variant 1
1S- W2-803-D1 #3 [Anvil symbol]Side B runout, variant 1
2S-W1-803-D5 #2Side A runout, variant 2
S1-W2-803-D4 #3 [Anvil symbol]Side B runout, variant 2
- W1-803-D8 #2 [Anvil/lathe symbol]Side A runout, variant 1
1S- W2-803-D1 #3 [Anvil/lathe symbol]Side B runout, variant 1
2S-W1-803-D5 #2Side A runout, variant 2
S1-W2-803-D4 #3 [Anvil/lathe symbol]Side B runout, variant 2
W7-803-N42 [Anvil symbol]Side 1
W2-803-D14 [Anvil symbol]Side 2
WI 803-1N RP 1 4Side A stamped
W2 803-1N AO 1Side B stamped
1 W1 803 - 1 N Trunout A stamped
1 0 W2 803 - 1 N A R {xed out char}runout B stamped
(W1-803)on label 1
(W2-803)on label 2
W1 - 803 - D5 H4Side A Runout
W2 - *03 - D4 H3 (anvil logo)Side B Runout
W1-803Side A label
W2-803Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Argentina | Capitol Records W-803First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Argentina | Capitol Records W-803First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Australia | Capitol Records W803 / Capitol Records W-803First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Brazil | Capitol Records W 803First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Canada | Capitol Records W-803First yearAlbum, LP, Mono · Mono | Album, LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Colombia | Capitol Records C-80017First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Denmark | Capitol Records W-803, W803, W 803First yearAlbum, LP, Mono · Mono | Album, LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Denmark | Capitol Records W 803First yearAlbum, LP, Mono · Mono | Album, LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Germany | Capitol Records W803 / Capitol Records W-803First yearAlbum, LP, Mono · Mono | Album, LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Italy | Capitol Records W 803First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Mexico | Capitol Records WM 803 / Capitol Records WM-803-YFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Netherlands | Capitol Records W 803First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | South Africa | Capitol Records W803 / Capitol Records W-803First yearAlbum, LP, Mono · Mono | Album, LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | UK | Capitol Records LCT 6135 / Capitol Records W 803First yearAlbum, LP, Mono · Mono | Album, LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | UK | Capitol Records LCT 6135First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Japan | Capitol Records 2LP-3038LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 1960 | Japan | Capitol Records 2LP-207LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1960 | Japan | Capitol Records 2LP-3038LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 1962 | Netherlands | Capitol Records W 803LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records W 803 / Capitol Records W-803LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records W 803 / Capitol Records W-803LP, Album, Mono, Repress · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Repress · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records DW 803 / Capitol Records DW-803LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records DT-803 / Capitol Records DW 803LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Netherlands | Capitol Records 5C 052-81178LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Capitol Records 5C 052-81178LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Capitol Records SM-11502LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1976 | Canada | Capitol Records SM-511502LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| 1976 | Japan | Capitol Records ECP-88155LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1976 | Japan | Capitol Records ECP-88155LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records SM-11502LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records SM-511502LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records SM-11502LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records SM-11502LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Europe | Capitol Records 1A 038 26 0017 1 / Capitol Records 1A 038-2600171LP, Album, Mono, Remastered · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Remastered · Mono |
| 1984 | UK | Capitol Records CAPS 26-0017-1 / Capitol Records CAPS 2600171LP, Album, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| 1985 | Spain | Capitol Records 062-2600171LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | DOL DOS647HAlbum, LP, Mono · Mono | Album, LP, Mono · Mono |
| 2017 | US | Capitol Records 5735927 / UMe 5735927LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Capitol Records W803 / Capitol Records ENC 9254LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records W803 / Capitol Records W-803LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records DW803LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records W-803Album, LP, Mono · Mono | Album, LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | New Zealand | Capitol Records W 803LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | New Zealand | Capitol Records W 803 / Capitol Records W.803LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Norway | Capitol Records W 803, W.803LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Norway | Capitol Records W 803 / Capitol Records W.803LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records LCT 6135LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records LCT 6135LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records LCT 6135 / Capitol Records W 803LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records LCT 6135LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Capitol Records W 803 / Capitol Records W-803LP, Album, Mono, Repress · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Repress · Mono |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SM-11502LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
69 vinyl pressings of A Swingin' Affair! are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1957 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, UK, Netherlands, Germany and more. One of them is Capitol Records W803, released May 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use W803, W-803, LCT 6135, K 83 123) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, - W1-803-D8 #2 [Anvil symbol] and 1S- W2-803-D1 #3 [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.
