US
July 1922- Label and catalog number
- Banner 1070
- Format
- Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
Vinyl pressings
by Frisco Syncopators · 1922
Three O'Clock In The Morning was first pressed on vinyl in 1922. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1922, the album's first year. 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.
1061-1 1070ASide A, stamped runout
1059¹Side B, stamped runout
1061Side A, Label
1059Side B, Label
1061Side A, Label
1059Side B, Label
1059² 1Side B runout; stamped
1061Side A label
1061-1 1070 ASide A, runout, stamped
1059Side B, runout, stamped
1061Side A, Label
1059Side B, Label
1061Side A, Label
1059Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | US | Broadway 11135First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1922 | US | Paramount 20133First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1922 | US | Famous 3127First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1922 | US | Broadway 11135First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1922 | US | Puritan 11135Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| 1922 | US | Belvedere 11135First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1922 | US | Triangle 1061First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1922 | US | Banner 1070First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1922 | US | Puritan 11133First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1922 | US | Puritan 11133First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Paramount 20133Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | US | Paramount 20133Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
12 vinyl pressings of Three O'Clock In The Morning are listed here, from 1 country.
The earliest pressings are from 1922, in US. One of them is Banner 1070, released July 1922.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1070, 11133, 11135, 20133) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.