Vinyl pressings
by Jack Teagarden · 1956
This Is Teagarden! was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1956, the album's first year, in 6 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.
1S- T1-721-D1#3A side stamped runout, # sign is etched
1S-T2-721-D1"2B side stamped runout, " mark is etched
T1-721A side label
T2-721B side label
T1 721-N R 1Side A stamped
T2 721-N R 1Side B stamped
T1-721-D5Side 1 Runout Stamped
T2-721-D18#2Side 2 Runout Stamped
T1-721-D1#2 ⌂A side runout
T2-721-D1"4 ⌂B side runout
T1-721A side label
T2-721B side label
1S- T1-721-D1#4 [anvil symbol]A side stamped runout, # sign is etched
- T2-721-D4#2 [anvil symbol]B side stamped runout, " mark is etched
T1-721A side label
T2-721B side label
T -721-1Side 1 Runout Stamped
T -721-2Side 2 Runout Stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Argentina | Capitol Records T721 / Capitol Records T 721First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Canada | Capitol Records T721 / Capitol Records T-721First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Japan | Capitol Records J-T 721First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | New Zealand | Capitol Records T.721First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1956 | UK | Capitol Records T 721First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1956 | US | Capitol Records T721 / Capitol Records T-721First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Capitol Records T-721First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Capitol Records T721 / Capitol Records T-721First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | UK | World Record Club TP 156LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Japan | Capitol Records ECP-88038LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of This Is Teagarden! are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1956 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in Canada, UK, US, Argentina and more. One of them is Capitol Records T721.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T721, T 721, T-721, J-T 721) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1S- T1-721-D1#3 and 1S-T2-721-D1"2. 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.
