US
February 25, 1928- Label and catalog number
- Okeh 40979
- Format
- Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
- Runout / matrix
Ⓦ400034ASide A runout
Ⓦ400003BSide B runout
400034Side A label
400003Side B label
Vinyl pressings
by Frankie Trumbauer And His Orchestra · 1928
Mississippi Mud / There'll Come A Time was first pressed on vinyl in 1928. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1928, the album's first year, in 2 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.
Ⓦ400034ASide A runout
Ⓦ400003BSide B runout
400034Side A label
400003Side B label
400034ASide A
400003BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | UK | Parlophone R 3526First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1928 | US | Okeh 40979First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | UK | Parlophone R 2097Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | UK | Parlophone R 2097Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue, Repress |
| 1948 | UK | Parlophone R 2097Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue, Repress |
| 1948 | Australia | Parlophone A7692Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | UK | Parlophone D.P. 255Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Odeon 165.330Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| ? | Italy | Odeon A 2399Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Norway | Odeon ND-5040 SShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Switzerland | Parlophone R 2097Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Mississippi Mud / There'll Come A Time are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1928 and 1951.
The earliest pressings are from 1928, in US, UK. One of them is Okeh 40979, released February 25, 1928.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 40979, R 3526) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Ⓦ400034A and Ⓦ400003B. 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.