Vinyl pressings
by Jimmy Dorsey · 1957
The Fabulous Jimmy Dorsey was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1957, 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.
H8OP-8419 - 1 I A5Matrix runout side A
H8OP-8420 1A I A1Matrix runout side B
H8OP-8419Matrix on label side A
H8OP-8420Matrix on label side B
F-1008-A-1side A runout stamped
F-1008-B-1side B runout stamped
V-1599-S1Side A
V-1599-S2Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Australia | W & G WG-BPN-534First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1957 | Brazil | Odeon MOFB-39 / Odeon MOFB 39First yearLP | LP |
| 1957 | Canada | Quality V-1599First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1957 | New Zealand | W & G WG-SPN-534 / W & G WG-BPN-534First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Fraternity Records F-1008First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | UK | His Master's Voice CLP1132First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | US | Dot Records DLP 25437 / Dot Records DLP 25,437LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Dot Records DLP 3437LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | Pye Golden Guinea Records GGL 0289LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Spain | Clave 18-1208 SLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | QCA Records LP 302LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Contour 2870 392LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | US | Power Pak PO 244LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1974 | US | Power Pak PO 244LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Power Pak PO 244LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1974 | US | Power Pak PO 244LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Power Pak PO 244LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Birchmount BM 800LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | ABC Records 27 537 XATLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | South Africa | Dot Records DLP 3437LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | TRIP TLP-5815LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Dot Records DLP 3437LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Dot Records DLP 3437 / Dot Records DLP 25,437LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
23 vinyl pressings of The Fabulous Jimmy Dorsey are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1957 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Fraternity Records F-1008.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F-1008, CLP1132, WG-BPN-534, MOFB-39) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, H8OP-8419 - 1 I A5 and H8OP-8420 1A I A1. 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.
