Vinyl pressings
by Harry James · 1946
All Time Favorites was first pressed on vinyl in 1946. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1946, 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.
LA2046A A 6 AA side stamped variant 1
CO-32472 1 2 22B side stamped variant 1
B22252 A 9 2 HC side stamped variant 1
BW 24194 A 1- G 9D side stamped variant 1
BW-24514 1Runout side A
CO-32472 1Runout side B
CO 24514Label side A
CO 32472Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | US | Columbia C 117First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Compilation | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Compilation |
| 1946 | US | Columbia 37141First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1946 | US | Columbia C-117First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Compilation | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Compilation |
| 1947 | US | Columbia C 117Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Compilation, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Compilation, Repress |
| 1948 | US | Columbia CL 6009LP, 10", Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1948 | US | Columbia CL 6009LP, 10", Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1948 | US | Columbia CL 6009LP, 10", Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1948 | US | Columbia CL 6009LP, 10", Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1948 | US | Columbia CL 6009LP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | US | Columbia B-1177", 45 RPM, Album, Compilation | 7", 45 RPM, Album, Compilation |
| 1955 | Canada | Columbia CL 655LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | Canada | Columbia CL 6009LP, 10", Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | Italy | Columbia 33 - QS 601510", LP | 10", LP |
| 1955 | Netherlands | Columbia 33S1014LP, 10", Reissue | LP, 10", Reissue |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 6009LP, 10", Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia B-1177", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Compilation | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Compilation |
| 1957 | US | Columbia CL 655LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Mexico | CBS EPC-4577", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | CBS SBP234578LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Columbia Special Products JCL 655LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1973 | US | Columbia Special Products JCL 655LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AP 1841LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1987 | US | Columbia Special Products JCL 655LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Columbia LPCB 26029LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Canada | Columbia CL 6009 / Columbia CL-6009LP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | Columbia PRL 5017LP | LP |
| ? | Mexico | Harmony HL-8209 / Columbia HL-8209LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Columbia 33S1014LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| ? | US | Columbia C-117 / Columbia C 117Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 655LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 6009LP, 10", Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 655LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 65512", 33 ⅓ RPM, Compilation | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Compilation |
33 vinyl pressings of All Time Favorites are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1946 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1946, in US. One of them is Columbia C-117, released December 1946.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C-117, C 117, 37141) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LA2046A A 6 A and CO-32472 1 2 22. 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.
