Vinyl pressings
by Frank Sinatra · 1961
Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!! was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
33 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 15 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.
SW-1-1491-D10 ☆Variant 1, A runout
SW-2-1491-D13 ☆Variant 1, B runout
SW-1-1491-D10 1 ☆Variant 2, A runout
SW-2-1491-D11 1 ☆Variant 2, B runout
W1-1491-D3 1 ✲ 1SA-side runout, mostly etched (Variant 1)
W2-1492-D5 1 ✲B-side runout, mostly etched (Variant 1)
W1-1491-D6 1 ✲A-side runout, mostly etched ("1 ✲ stamped) (Variant 2)
W2-1491-D6 1 ✲B-side runout, mostly etched ("1 ✲" stamped) (Variant 2)
SW-1-1491-D6 1 ☆Side A runout (Etched, exc. 1 and ☆)
SW-2-1491-D9 1 ☆Side B runout (Etched, exc. 1 and ☆)
SW1-1491Side A label
SW2-1491Side A label
3S - W1-1491-D2 Ƨ #2 1 ["anvil" logo]Side A Runout, stamped, var. 1
3S - W2-1491-D1 #2 1 ["anvil" logo]Side B Runout, stamped, var. 1
4S - W1-1491-D1 #2 ["anvil" logo]Side A Runout, stamped, var. 2
3S - W2-1491-D1 #3 ["anvil" logo]Side B Runout, stamped, var. 2
SW-1-1491-D2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Argentina | Capitol Records W-1491First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Australia | Capitol Records W-1491First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Australia | Capitol Records SW 1491First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Brazil | Capitol Records W-1491 / Capitol Records W 1491First yearAlbum, LP, Stereo | Album, LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | Canada | Capitol Records W-1491 / Capitol Records W1491First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Canada | Capitol Records SW-1491First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Canada | Capitol Records W-1491 / Capitol Records W1491First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Denmark | Capitol Records W 1491First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | France | Capitol Records W 1491 / Capitol Records W-1491First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Germany | Capitol Records STK 83 256 / Capitol Records SW-1491First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Germany | Capitol Records K 83 256 / Capitol Records W 1491First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Germany | Capitol Records STK 83 256 / Capitol Records SW-1491First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1961 | Italy | Capitol Records SW. 1491 / Capitol Records W. 1491First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Japan | Capitol Records CSP-1058First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1961 | Japan | Capitol Records 2LP-3034First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | US | Capitol Records SM-1491LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | US | Capitol Records SM-1491LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | US | Capitol Records SM-1491LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | US | Capitol Records SM-1491LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Capitol Records SM-1491LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Chile | Capitol Records W-1491LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Capitol Records SM-1491LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Capitol Records 1A 038-26 0246 1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Capitol Records 1A 038-26 0246 1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1984 | UK | Capitol Records ED26 02461LP, Stereo, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Stereo, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1984 | UK | Capitol Records ED26 02461LP, Single Sided, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Single Sided, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1985 | Spain | Capitol Records 062-2602461LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Europe | WaxTime 771741LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2012 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-407LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2012 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-407 / Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab 50996-36163-1-6LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2013 | Europe | Dol DOS586LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2015 | Europe | Dol DOS586HLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2015 | Spain | Jazz Wax Records JWR 4564LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SM-1491LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Chile | Capitol Records SW-71491Album, LP, Stereo | Album, LP, Stereo |
| ? | Denmark | Capitol Records ST 1491LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Denmark | Capitol Records W 1491LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Companion 6187091LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Taiwan | Hae Shan Records SHS-1020LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records SW 1491LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
70 vinyl pressings of Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!! are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1961 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Capitol Records SW-1491, released January 1961.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SW-1491, X1-1491, W-1491, SW 1491) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SW-1-1491-D10 ☆ and SW-2-1491-D13 ☆. 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.
