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Harry Belafonte Sings Five Early Songs / Calypso In The Sun

by Harry Belafonte · 1961

19 pressings2 countriesCalypsoReggae

Harry Belafonte Sings Five Early Songs 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 Harry Belafonte Sings Five Early Songs

1 pressing came out in 1961, 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.

US

1961
Label and catalog number
Coronet Records CX-115Coronet Records CX (NEW)-115
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

CX(NEW)115-A 9-7-61 AudioMatrix VT(NEW)-154-A DMSide A runout etched

CX(NEW)-115-B 9-8-61 AudioMatrix VT(NEW)-154-BSide B runout etched

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 19 vinyl pressings

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

1960s7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1961USCoronet Records CX-115 / Coronet Records CX (NEW)-115First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1961USCelebrity Records UTS 154 / Celebrity Records UTS (NEW)-154LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
1962USCoronet Records CXS 115 / Coronet Records CXS (NEW)-115LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1962USCoronet Records CX 115 / Coronet Records CX-115LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono
1963USCoronet Records CX-115 / Coronet Records CX (NEW)-115LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1963USCoronet Records CX-115 / Coronet Records CX (NEW)-115LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1963UKWorld Record Club T 276LP, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club editionLP, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition
Year unknown12 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?UKWorld Record Club T 276 / World Record Club TP 276LP, Club Edition, Reissue · Club editionLP, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition
?USCoronet Records CXS-115LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?USCoronet Records CXS-115 / Coronet Records CXS (NEW)-115LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?USCelebrity Records UT 154LP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
?USParade SP 602LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?USCoronet Records CXS-115 / Coronet Records CXS (NEW)-115LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?USParade SPS-602LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?USCoronet Records CX 115LP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
?USSilver Seal UT 154LP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
?USCelebrity Records UT 154LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
?USCoronet Records CXS 115LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?USCoronet Records CXS 115 / Coronet Records CXS (NEW)-115LP, StereoLP, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. Harry Belafonte Sings Five Early Songs
  2. A1Venezuela
  3. A2Simple, Simple
  4. A3Annabelle Lee
  5. A4Only One Like Me
  6. A5The Night Has A 1000 Eyes
  7. Calypso In The Sun
  8. B1When The Yankees Are Gone
  9. B2Lie Stone Dead In The Market
  10. B3The Donkey Song
  11. B4Tomorrow Man
  12. B5Mary Walk

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Harry Belafonte Sings Five Early Songs are there?

19 vinyl pressings of Harry Belafonte Sings Five Early Songs are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1961 and 1963.

When was Harry Belafonte Sings Five Early Songs first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US. One of them is Coronet Records CX-115.

How do I tell if my copy of Harry Belafonte Sings Five Early Songs is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CX-115) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CX(NEW)115-A 9-7-61 AudioMatrix VT(NEW)-154-A DM and CX(NEW)-115-B 9-8-61 AudioMatrix VT(NEW)-154-B. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Harry Belafonte Sings Five Early Songs 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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