US
1953- Label and catalog number
- Capitol Records EBF-435
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, EP
Vinyl pressings
by Jo Stafford · 1953
Starring Jo Stafford 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. 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.
H1-435-D2A Side Etched
H2-435-D2B Side Etched
H1-435A label
H2-435B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | US | Capitol Records EBF-435First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1953 | US | Capitol Records H435First yearLP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1953 | US | Capitol Records H 435First yearLP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| 1954 | Australia | Capitol Records CLP.013LP, 10", Compilation | LP, 10", Compilation |
| 1956 | US | Capitol Records T 435LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1956 | US | Capitol Records T 435LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | Capitol Records ECJ-50092LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | Capitol Records CLP 01310", Album, Compilation | 10", Album, Compilation |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records ED 2604291LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records ED 2604291LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of Starring Jo Stafford are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1953 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1953, in US. One of them is Capitol Records EBF-435.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EBF-435, H435, H 435) 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.