Vinyl pressings
by Jimmie Rodgers · 1929
My Old Pal / Daddy And Home was first pressed on vinyl in 1929. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1929, 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.
21757A (V.E.)Side A runout, variant 1
21757B (V.E.)Side B runout, variant 1
3D 21757A (V.E.) 4 1Side A runout, variant 2
3G 21757B (V.E.) 5 1Side B runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | US | Victor 21757First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | US | Victor 21757Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| 1930 | US | Victor 21757Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Zonophone E.E. 150Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| ? | Australia | Zonophone E.E. 150Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Australia | Regal Zonophone E.E. 150Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | Regal Zonophone E.E. 150Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Victor 21757Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Ireland | Regal Zonophone IZ.318Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | UK | Zonophone 5356Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Zonophone 5356Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | UK | Regal Zonophone T5356Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
12 vinyl pressings of My Old Pal / Daddy And Home are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1929 and 1930.
The earliest pressings are from 1929, in US. One of them is Victor 21757, released January 1929.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 21757) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 21757A (V.E.) and 21757B (V.E.). 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.
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