Vinyl pressings
by Jackie Gleason · 1953
Music To Make You Misty was first pressed on vinyl in 1953. 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 1953, 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.
H1-455-D1 [Anvil symbol]A side runout, variant 1
H2-455-D6#2 [Anvil symbol]B side runout, variant 1
H1-455-D12 [Anvil symbol]A side runout, variant 2
H2-455-D9 [Anvil symbol]B side runout, variant 2
F1-455-D1Side A Runout
F2-455-D7Side B Runout
F3-455-D1#3Side C Runout
F4-455-D11Side D Runout
H1-455-D3Side A Runout
H2-455-D3 2Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Canada | Capitol Records H455 / Capitol Records H-455First yearLP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| 1953 | US | Capitol Records EBF-455First year7", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1953 | US | Capitol Records L-455 / Capitol Records L455LP, 10", Album, Reissue | LP, 10", Album, Reissue |
| 1953 | US | Capitol Records H-455 / Capitol Records H455First yearLP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| 1954 | Canada | Capitol Records W 455 / Capitol Records W-455LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | France | Capitol Records H-455 MLP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1957 | Argentina | Capitol Records W 455 / Capitol Records W-455LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Capitol Records W 455 / Capitol Records W-455LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Capitol Records W 455 / Capitol Records W-455LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Capitol Records W 455 / Capitol Records W-455LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records W 455 / Capitol Records W-455LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records W 455 / Capitol Records W-455LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records DW 455 / Capitol Records DW-455LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SM-455LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records DW-455LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records EBF-4557", 45 RPM, Mini-Album, Compilation | 7", 45 RPM, Mini-Album, Compilation |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records DW-455LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Capitol Records L455LP, 10", Album, Reissue | LP, 10", Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records LC 663710", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records T 455LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SM-455LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SM-455LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records DW-455LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records EBF-4557", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records W 455 / Capitol Records W-455LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Capitol Records DF-511LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records EBF-455 / Capitol Records ALBUM 4557", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records DW 455 / Capitol Records DW-455LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
30 vinyl pressings of Music To Make You Misty are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1953 and 1962.
The earliest pressings are from 1953, in US, Canada. One of them is Capitol Records H-455, released November 1953.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use H-455, EBF-455, H455) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, H1-455-D1 [Anvil symbol] and H2-455-D6#2 [Anvil symbol]. 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.
