Vinyl pressings
by Frank Sinatra · 1954
Swing Easy! was first pressed on vinyl in 1954. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1954, the album's first year, in 10 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.
H1-528-D6Side A runout, variant 1
H2-528-D7Side B runout, variant 1
H1-528-D2Side A runout, variant 2
H2-528-D5Side B runout, variant 2
F1-528-D52A side run-out stamped
F2-528-D5B side run-out stamped
F3-528-D4C side run-out stamped
F4-528-D4D side run-out stamped
F1-528
F2-528
F3-528
F4-528
L 1-528-D11Variant 1 Side A run-out stamped
L 2-528-D9#2Variant 1 Side B run-out stamped
L-528A side center label
L-528B side center label
HI-528-Y-2BStamped A
HI-528-Z-2BStamped B
H.528YLabel A
H.528ZLabel B
HI-528-Y-2BStamped A
HI-528-Z-2BStamped B
H.528YLabel A
H.528ZLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Argentina | Capitol Records H528First year10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Mono · Mono | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | Australia | Capitol Records CLP 043 / Capitol Records CLP-043First yearLP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | Brazil | Capitol Records SLP 2007First yearLP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| 1954 | Canada | Capitol Records H-528First yearLP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| 1954 | Germany | Capitol Records H 528First yearLP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| 1954 | Italy | Capitol Records H528 / Capitol Records H 528First yearLP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| 1954 | Netherlands | Capitol Records H528 / Capitol Records H-528First yearLP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| 1954 | South Africa | Capitol Records LC 6689 / Capitol Records LC.6689First yearLP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | South Africa | Capitol Records LC 6689 / Capitol Records LC.6689First yearLP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | UK | Capitol Records LC 6689 / Capitol Records LC6689First yearLP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | UK | Capitol Records LC 6689 / Capitol Records LC6689First yearLP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | UK | Capitol Records LC 6689 / Capitol Records LC6689First yearLP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | UK | Capitol Records LC 6689 / Capitol Records LC.6689First yearLP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | US | Capitol Records H528LP, 10", Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, 10", Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 1954 | US | Capitol Records EBF 528 / Capitol Records ALBUM 528First year7", Album, EP | 7", Album, EP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Canada | Capitol Records W-1429LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Capitol Records W 1429 / Capitol Records W-1429LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Capitol Records W1429 / Capitol Records W-1429LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Capitol Records W1429 / Capitol Records W-1429LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | Capitol Records DW-1429LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Philippines | Capitol Records W1429LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records DW 1429 / Capitol Records DW-1429LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1964 | Brazil | Capitol Records W 1429LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Australia | Capitol Records W-1429LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records DT 1429LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records T1429LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records DT 1429LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Netherlands | Capitol Records 5C 052-80 943 / Capitol Records 5C052.80943LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Capitol Records 5C 052-80943 / Capitol Records 5C052.80943LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Capitol Records C-ST 21879LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Europe | Capitol Records 1A 038 26 0081 1LP, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| 1984 | UK | Capitol Records ED 26 0081 1LP, Mono, Reissue, Remastered · Mono | LP, Mono, Reissue, Remastered · Mono |
| 1984 | UK | Capitol Records ED 2600811LP, Mono, Reissue, Remastered · Mono | LP, Mono, Reissue, Remastered · Mono |
| 1984 | UK | Capitol Records ED 26 0081 1LP, Single Sided, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Single Sided, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 1985 | Spain | Capitol Records 062-2600811LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Capitol Records H 528 / Signature Sinatra 474290310", Album, Reissue, Remastered | 10", Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2015 | USA, Canada & Europe | DOL DOS649HLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | Europe | Jazz Wax Records JWR 4574LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2016 | US | Jazz Wax Records JWR 4574LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2017 | Europe | DOL DOS649HPLP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Capitol Records LC 668910", Album | 10", Album |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records LC 6689 / Capitol Records LC6689LP, 10", Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
51 vinyl pressings of Swing Easy! are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1954 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1954, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Capitol Records H528, released August 2, 1954.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use H528, EBF 528, EBF-528, L 528) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, H1-528-D6 and H2-528-D7. 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.
