US
1960- Label and catalog number
- Decca DL 74106
- Format
- LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Pink label
Vinyl pressings
by Henry Jerome And His Orchestra · 1960
Brazen Brass Plays Songs Everybody Knows was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1960, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Canada | Decca DL 74106First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | South Africa | Brunswick LAT 8364First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | UK | Brunswick LAT 8364First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Decca DL 74106First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Decca DL 74106LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Decca SLP-7978LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Colombia | Decca DL 74106LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Brunswick LPBM 87044LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Mexico | Decca DL 74106LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Decca DL 4106LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of Brazen Brass Plays Songs Everybody Knows are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1960 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Canada, South Africa. One of them is Decca DL 74106.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DL 74106, LAT 8364) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.