Vinyl pressings
by Frank Sinatra · 1955
The Voice was first pressed on vinyl in 1955. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1955, the album's first year, in 3 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.
XLP36511-1DSide A runout, variant 1 stamped
XLP36512-1ESide B runout, variant 1 stamped
XLP36511-1B HSide A runout, variant 2
XLP36512-1B HSide B runout, variant 2
XLP 36511-1B HSide A run-out stamped, exc. H etched, var. 1
XLP 36511-2B HSide B run-out stamped, exc. H etched, var. 1
XLP 36511-1B HSide A run-out stamped, exc. H etched, var. 2
XLP 36512-1B HSide B run-out stamped, exc. H etched, var. 2
XLP36511-2J.Side A runout
XLP36512-1KSide B runout
x"Lp" 36511A side on labels
x"Lp" 36512B side on labels
XLP36511-2AK.Side A, stamped
XLP36512-2K.Side B, stamped
| A | | AA | ASide A, etched
| AASide B, etched
XLP36511-1KRunout A stamped
XLP36512-1GRunout B stamped
x"Lp" 36511Label A
x"Lp" 36512Label B
XLP36511-1B HSide A runout, variant 1
XLP36512-1B HSide B runout, variant 1
XLP36511-1B H ISide A runout, variant 2
XLP36512-1B H ASide B runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Canada | Columbia CL 743First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | Canada | Columbia CL 743 / Columbia CL-743First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | South Africa | Columbia ALD 6029 / Columbia CL-743First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 743First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 743 / Columbia CL-743First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 743 / Columbia CL-743First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 743First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 743First yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 743First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 743 / Columbia CL-743First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 743First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 743 / Columbia CL-743First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 743First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 743 / Columbia CL-743First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Brazil | Columbia LPCB-31068LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | US | Columbia CL 743LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPJ 108LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | UK | CBS 32520LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | Greece | CBS 32520 / CBS CBS 32520LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | US | Classic Records CL 743 / Columbia CL 743LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | US | Classic Records CL 743 / Columbia CL 743LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2003 | US | Classic Records CL 743LP, Compilation, Reissue, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Russia | PU:RE PU:RE:006LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Africa | CBS ALD 6029LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Fontana TFL 5000 / Fontana TFL.5000LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 743LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 743LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 743 / Columbia CL-743LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 743LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 743LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia Records CL 743LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 743LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
39 vinyl pressings of The Voice are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1955 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1955, in US, Canada, South Africa. One of them is Columbia CL 743.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 743, ALD 6029) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP36511-1D and XLP36512-1E. 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.
