Canada
1958- Label and catalog number
- Decca DL 8750
- Format
- LP, Mono
Vinyl pressings
by Jesse Crawford · 1958
Wedding Music was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1958, 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.
7 6340 2 1VSide 1 stamped
7 6341 1 1VSide 2 stamped
7-6340Side 1 label
7-6341Side 2 label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Canada | Decca DL 8750First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Canada | Decca DL 78750 / Decca DL 7-8750First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | South Africa | MCA Records SPL 3290LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | US | MCA Records MCA-27080LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Decca DL 78750 / Decca DL 7-8750LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | MCA Records MCA-2347LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-160LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Decca DL 8750LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Decca DL 78750LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-2347LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Decca DL 8750LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
11 vinyl pressings of Wedding Music are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1958 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in Canada. One of them is Decca DL 8750.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DL 8750, DL 78750) 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.