Vinyl pressings
by Frank Sinatra · 1956
That Old Feeling 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.
17 pressings came out in 1956, the album's first year, in 4 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.
XLP38497-1E. 1A1 A11Side A runout, variant 1
XLP38498-2G ☆. 1A1 A1 A1Side B runout, variant 1
XLP38497-1E.. IIIIIIIAIIAISide A runout, variant 2
XLP38498-2G. ☆. IAIAIAIIIIIAISide B runout, variant 2
XLP38497-1AESide A runout, stamped
XLP38498-2AASide B runout, stamped
x"LP"38497Side A label
x"LP"38498Side B label
XLP38497-1BE HSide A Runout - Stamped
XLP38498-2AF HSide B Runout - Stamped
x"Lp"38497Side A - Label
x"Lp"38498Side B - Label
XLP38497-1ASide A runout, stamped
XLP38498-2BSide B runout, stamped
XLP 38497Side A label matrix number
XLP 38498Side B label matrix number
XLP38497-1E I I I A H 1Side A, runout stamped + etched
XLP38498-2C ✩ HSide B, runout stamped + etched
x"Lp"38497Side A - Label
x"Lp"38498Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Brazil | Columbia LPCB-31125First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1956 | Canada | Columbia CL 902First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Canada | Columbia CL 902First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Canada | Columbia CL 902First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | South Africa | CBS XLP-38497First yearLP, Mono, Compilation · Mono | LP, Mono, Compilation · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia CL 902First yearLP, Mono, Compilation · Mono | LP, Mono, Compilation · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia CL 902First yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia CL 902First yearLP, Mono, Compilation · Mono | LP, Mono, Compilation · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia CL 902First yearLP, Mono, Compilation · Mono | LP, Mono, Compilation · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia CL 902First yearLP, Mono, Compilation · Mono | LP, Mono, Compilation · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia CL 902First yearLP, Mono, Compilation · Mono | LP, Mono, Compilation · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia CL 902First yearLP, Mono, Compilation · Mono | LP, Mono, Compilation · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia CL 902First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia CL 902First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia CL 902First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AP 1449LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
22 vinyl pressings of That Old Feeling are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1956 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, Brazil, Canada, South Africa. One of them is Columbia CL 902, released October 1956.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 902, LPCB-31125, XLP-38497) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP38497-1E. 1A1 A11 and XLP38498-2G ☆. 1A1 A1 A1. 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.
