Vinyl pressings
by Frank Sinatra · 1974
Round #1 was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. 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 1974, 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.
SABB 1- 11357 H12 #1 Jay MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Side A runout
SABB 2-11357 F1 #1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Side B runout
SABB 3- 11357 F1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Side C runout
SABB4- 11357 H5 #1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0 JaySide D runout
SABB-1-11357 F-11· ⟷ ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOL WalleySide 1
4-11357-H-3· 3 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOLSIDE 4
SABB-2-11357-B-6· 3 MASTERED BY CAPITOLSIDE 2
SABB-3-11357-J-6· 2 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOLSIDE 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Israel | Capitol Records SABB-11357First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | US | Capitol Records SABB-11357First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1974 | US | Capitol Records SABB-511357LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1974 | US | Capitol Records SABB-511357LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1974 | US | Capitol Records SABB-11357First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | Venezuela | Capitol Records ST-452LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Spain | Capitol Records 10C 150-086.416/17 / Capitol Records (SABB-11357)LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Capitol Records SP-11357LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SABB-11357LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SABB-11357LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SABB-11357LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
11 vinyl pressings of Round #1 are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1974 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, Israel. One of them is Capitol Records SABB-11357, released November 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SABB-11357) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SABB 1- 11357 H12 #1 Jay MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0 and SABB 2-11357 F1 #1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0. 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.
