Vinyl pressings
by George Shearing · 1957
The Shearing Piano was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1957, the album's first year, in 4 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.
-T1-909-N13Runout Side A, Stamped, Variant 1
-T2-909-N13 #2Runout Side B, Stamped, Variant 1
-T1-909-N16 #2 ☖Runout Side A, Stamped, Variant 2
-T2-909-N10 ☖Runout Side B, Stamped, Variant 2
-T1-909-N2 {Anvil Symbol}Runout Side A
-T2-909-N3 {Anvil Symbol}Runout Side B
-T1-909-N2Runout Side A
-T2-909-N3Runout Side B
T1 909-N14Stamped Runout, Side A
T2 909-N5Stamped Runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Canada | Capitol Records T 909First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1957 | Japan | Capitol Records 2LP-46First yearLP | LP |
| 1957 | UK | Capitol Records LP-46First yearLP | LP |
| 1957 | US | Capitol Records T909 / Capitol Records T-909First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Capitol Records T-909 / Capitol Records T909First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Capitol Records T-909First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1958 | UK | Capitol Records T 909LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records T-909LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Capitol Records VMP.1010 / Capitol Records VMP-1010LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Capitol Records T 909 / Capitol Records T - 909LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Capitol Records T-909LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Capitol Records T-909LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
12 vinyl pressings of The Shearing Piano are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1957 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, UK, Canada, Japan. One of them is Capitol Records T909.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T909, T-909, LP-46, T 909) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, -T1-909-N13 and -T2-909-N13 #2. 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.
