Vinyl pressings
by Frank Sinatra · 1956
This Is Sinatra! 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.
15 pressings came out in 1956, the album's first year, in 12 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.
T1-768-D2" [Anvil symbol]Side A runout, variant 1
T2-768-D4 [Anvil symbol]Side B runout, variant 1
T1-768-D2 [Anvil symbol]Side A runout, variant 2
T2-768-D2 [Anvil symbol]Side B runout, variant 2
T1-768-D5 [Anvil symbol]Side A runout, variant 1
T2-768-D7'' [Anvil symbol]Side B runout, variant 1
1S- T1-768-D9 #2 [Anvil symbol]Side A runout, variant 2
- T2-768-D7 [Anvil symbol]Side B runout, variant 2
T1-768Side A label
T2-768Side B label
T1 768-1NSide A runout
T2 768-2NSide B runout
T1 768-1NSide A runout, stamped
T2 768-1NSide B runout, stamped
T1-768Side A label
T2-768Side 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 | Argentina | Capitol Records T 768First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Brazil | Capitol Records TI 768First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1956 | Canada | Capitol Records T768 / Capitol Records T-768First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1956 | Cuba | Capitol Records T-768First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Germany | Capitol Records T768First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1956 | Italy | Capitol Records LCT 6123First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1956 | Netherlands | Capitol Records T 768First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1956 | New Zealand | Capitol Records T.768First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Norway | Capitol Records T768 / Capitol Records T-768First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | South Africa | Capitol Records LCT 6123 / Capitol Records LCT 6123First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | UK | Capitol Records LCT 6123First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1956 | UK | Capitol Records LCT 6123First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1956 | UK | Capitol Records LCT 6123First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Capitol Records T768 / Capitol Records T-768First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Capitol Records T768 / Capitol Records T-768First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | US | Capitol Records T768 / Capitol Records T-768LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Venezuela | Capitol Records T768LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1961 | US | Capitol Records T768 / Capitol Records T-768LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | Capitol Records T768LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records T768 / Capitol Records T-768LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records T768 / Capitol Records T-768LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records T768 / Capitol Records T-768LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records T768 / Capitol Records T-768LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records T768 / Capitol Records T-768LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records T768 / Capitol Records T-768LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | Capitol Records DT 768 / Capitol Records DT-768LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records DT 768 / Capitol Records DT-768LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records DT-768LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records DT 768 / Starline DT 768LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records DT-768 / Starline DT-768LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Japan | Capitol Records ECJ-50018LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | Japan | Capitol Records ECJ-50018LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1979 | US | Capitol Records M-11883LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1979 | US | Capitol Records M-11883LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Japan | Capitol Records ECJ-60036LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1985 | UK | Capitol Records ED 26 0698 1LP, Compilation, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| 1987 | UK | Capitol Records EMS 1237 / Capitol Records 26 0698 1LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Capitol Records T768LP, Compilation, Remastered | LP, Compilation, Remastered |
| 2014 | US | Capitol Records T768 / UMe B0020301-01LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 2016 | Europe | WaxTime 772121LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Capitol Records T768 / Capitol Records T - 768LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SN 66052LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records K 83 082 / Capitol Records T768LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Italy | Capitol Records 54 2610751LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records LCT 6123LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records LCT 6123LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Uruguay | Capitol Records T768LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
64 vinyl pressings of This Is Sinatra! are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1956 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, UK, Argentina, Brazil and more. One of them is Capitol Records T768, released November 1956.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T768, LCT 6123, T 768, TI 768) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1-768-D2" [Anvil symbol] and T2-768-D4 [Anvil symbol]. 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.
