US
August 1961- Label and catalog number
- Capitol Records T 1598Capitol Records T-1598
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
- Runout / matrix
T-1-1598-D1 [Anvil symbol]Runout A
T-2-1598-D2 #2 [Anvil symbol]Runout B
T1-1598
T2-1598
Vinyl pressings
by Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians · 1961
By Request Your Guy Lombardo Medley was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. 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 1961, 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.
T-1-1598-D1 [Anvil symbol]Runout A
T-2-1598-D2 #2 [Anvil symbol]Runout B
T1-1598
T2-1598
ST-1-1598-N8 [Scranton "anvil" stamp] &Runout, Side A/stamped
ST-2-1598-N8 [Scranton "anvil" stamp] &Runout, Side B/stamped
ST-1-1598-W11SIDE 1
ST-1-1598-N10SIDE 2
T1-1598-D6 1Runout A etched
T2-1598-D5 4Runout B stamped
T1-1598
T2-1598
T-1-1598-N5 ["anvil" stamp]Runout A stamped
T-2-1598-N5 ["anvil" stamp]Runout B stamped
T1-1598
T2-1598
ST-1-1598-D1#2 ⌂ &Stamped runout A
ST-2-1598-N2 ⌂ &Stamped runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-1598First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Capitol Records ST 1598 / Capitol Records ST-1598First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Capitol Records ST-1598First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Capitol Records T-1598First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Capitol Records T 1598 / Capitol Records T-1598First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Capitol Records T 1598 / Capitol Records T-1598First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records T 1598LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records T 1598LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST 1598 / Capitol Records ST-1598LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST 1598 / Capitol Records ST-1598LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST 1598 / Capitol Records ST-1598LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-1598LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST 1598 / Capitol Records ST-1598LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of By Request Your Guy Lombardo Medley are listed here, from 2 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, Canada. One of them is Capitol Records T 1598, released August 1961.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 1598, ST 1598, ST-1598, T-1598) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T-1-1598-D1 [Anvil symbol] and T-2-1598-D2 #2 [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.
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