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Guy Lombardo And His Royal CanadiansNew Year's Eve

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New Year's Eve

by Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians · 1961

23 pressings3 countriesPop

New Year's Eve 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.

How to spot a first pressing of New Year's Eve

4 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.

Canada

1961
Label and catalog number
Decca DL 4177
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

MG8210T1 ^1Side-1 (Stamped)

MG8211T1 ^1Side-2 (Stamped)

Full details of this pressing

US

1961
Label and catalog number
Decca DL 4177
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

MG88210T4Side-1 (Stamped)

MG8211T4Side-2 (Stamped)

Full details of this pressing

US

1961
Label and catalog number
Decca DL 4177
Format
LP, Album, Promo, Mono
Runout / matrix

MG8210T1Side A (Stamped)

MG8211T2Side B (Stamped)

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 23 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1961CanadaDecca DL 4177First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1961USDecca DL 4177First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1961USDecca DL 4177First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1961USDecca DL 4177First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1963CanadaDecca DL 74177LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1963CanadaDecca DL 74177LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1963CanadaDecca DL 74177LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1970s9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1973CanadaMCA Records MCA 195LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1973CanadaMCA Records MCA-15000LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
1973USMCA Records MCA-15000LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1973USMCA Records MCA-195LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1973USMCA Records MCA-15000 / MCA Records MCA-195LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1973USMCA Records MCA-15000LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1974USMCA Records MCA-15000LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1977USMCA Records MCA-15000LP, Album, Reissue, RepressLP, Album, Reissue, Repress
1978South KoreaMCA Records SEL-200379LPLP
1980s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980CanadaMCA Records MCA-15000LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
1980CanadaMCA Records MCA-15000LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
1980USMCA Records MCA-15000LP, Album, Reissue, RepressLP, Album, Reissue, Repress
1987USMCA Records MCA-15031LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
Year unknown3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?CanadaMCA Records MCA-15000LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?USDecca DL 74177LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
?USDecca DL 74177LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1The Music Goes 'Round And Around
  2. A2Bye Bye Blues
  3. A3Medley: Shine On Harvest Moon / My Gal Sal / Seems Like Old Times
  4. A4Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out The Barrel)
  5. A5Medley: The Band Played On / Meet Me In St. Louis, Louis
  6. A6Auld Lang Syne (Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot)
  7. B1Happy Days Are Here Again
  8. B2When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You)
  9. B3Medley: I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You) / It's Been A Long Long Time / That Old Gang Of Mine
  10. B4Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home
  11. B5I Want A Girl (Just Like The Girl Who Married Dear Old Dad)
  12. B6Medley: (Lift Your Glass) Sing Until The Cows Come Home / Hail, Hail The Gang's All Here / Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
  13. B7Show Me The Way To Go Home

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of New Year's Eve are there?

23 vinyl pressings of New Year's Eve are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1961 and 1987.

When was New Year's Eve first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1961, in Canada, US. One of them is Decca DL 4177.

How do I tell if my copy of New Year's Eve is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DL 4177) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MG8210T1 ^1 and MG8211T1 ^1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is New Year's Eve on vinyl worth?

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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