Vinyl pressings
by Joe "Fingers" Carr · 1956
"Pee Wee" & "Fingers" was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1956, 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.
- T1-783-D2A Side Run-Out Stamped
- T2-783-D2B Side Run-Out Stamped
- T1-783-D2 3A-Side Run-Out Etched
1S - T2-783-N1 2B-Side Run Out Etched
- T1-783-D2A Side Run-Out Stamped
- T2-783-D2B Side Run-Out Stamped
- T1-783-D2 3A-Side Run-Out Etched
1S - T2-783-N1 2B-Side Run Out Etched
- T1-783-D1 ⌂A Side Run-Out Stamped
- T2-783-D1 ⌂B Side Run-Out Stamped
#3A Side, etched
T1-783A Side Center Label
T1 783-1NA Side Run-Out Stamped
T2 783-2NB Side Run-Out Stamped
T1-783A Side Center Label
T2-783B Side Center 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Denmark | Capitol Records T 783First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Germany | Capitol Records T783 / Capitol Records T-783First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1956 | New Zealand | Capitol Records T.783First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | South Africa | Capitol Records T 783First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | UK | Capitol Records T783 / Capitol Records T 783First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Capitol Records T783 / Capitol Records T-783First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Capitol Records 783First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Album | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Album |
| 1956 | US | Capitol Records T783 / Capitol Records T-783First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1956 | US | Capitol Records T783 / Capitol Records T-783First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Capitol Records T783LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Capitol Records T783 / Capitol Records T-783LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
11 vinyl pressings of "Pee Wee" & "Fingers" are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, UK, Denmark, Germany and more. One of them is Capitol Records T783.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T783, 783, T 783, T.783) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, - T1-783-D2 and - T2-783-D2. 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.
