Vinyl pressings
by Frank Sinatra · 1963
The Concert Sinatra was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
①-1 R-1009-A-3 10,237A-side runout etched, variant 1
②-1 R-1009-B-2 10,238B-side runout etched, variant 1
①-1 R-1009-A-1 10,237A-side runout etched, variant 2
①-2 R-1009-B-3 10,238B-side runout etched, variant 2
10,237A-side label
10,238B-side label
➁-1 R-1009-A-1 10,237A
➁-1 R-1009-B-2 10,238B
R-9-1009-A-1 ①-2 f 30,237Side A etched, Var 1
R-9-1009-B-2 f 30,238 ①-3Side B etched,, Var 1
R-9-1009-A-1 ①-1 f 30,237Side A etched, Var 2
R-9-1009-B-1 f 30,238 ①-3Side B etched, Var 2
①-3 R-1009-A-3 10,237Runout, etched, side A
②-2 R-1009-B-1 10,238Runout, etched, side B
10,237Label, side A
10,238Label, side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Argentina | Reprise Records 12.317First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Australia | Reprise Records F-1009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1963 | Canada | Reprise Records R9-1009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Canada | Reprise Records R-1009 / Reprise Records R 1009First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | France | Reprise Records RV-1009First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Germany | Reprise Records R-1009 / Reprise Records 70 454 IUFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1963 | Italy | Reprise Records RI 1009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Reprise Records R-1009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1963 | South Africa | Reprise Records R 1009First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Reprise Records R 1009 / Reprise Records R-1009First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Reprise Records R9-1009 / Reprise Records R9 1009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | Reprise Records R 1009 / Reprise Records R9-1009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | Reprise Records R 1009 / Reprise Records R-1009First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Reprise Records R-1009First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Reprise Records R9-1009 / Reprise Records K 44001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | UK | Reprise Records K 44001LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records R9-1009 / Reprise Records FS-1009LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records FS-1009LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records R9-1009 / Reprise Records FS-1009LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | Reprise Records FS 1009 / Reprise Records R9-1009LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Brazil | Reprise Records 84.011LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-345LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2011 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-345LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Reprise Records R9-1009LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records FS-1009LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records FS-1009LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records FS-1009LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | Reprise Records SJET-7303LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Reprise Records K 44001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Reprise Records K 44001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Reprise Records K 44001LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Reprise Records FS-1009LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Reprise Records F-1009LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Reprise Records FS-1009LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Reprise Records R9-1009 / Reprise Records FS-1009LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Reprise Records FS-1009 / Reprise Records R9-1009LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Reprise Records F-1009 / Reprise Records R-1009LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
53 vinyl pressings of The Concert Sinatra are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1963 and 2011.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Reprise Records R-1009, released June 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R-1009, R9-1009, FS-1009, R 1009) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ①-1 R-1009-A-3 10,237 and ②-1 R-1009-B-2 10,238. 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.
