Vinyl pressings
by John Philip Sousa · 1958
Sousa In Stereo 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.
7 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 3 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.
BS-8041-B1 US PAT. #RE 23,946 G.B. PAT. #713,418Runout, Side A/stamped
BS-8042-B1 US PAT. #RE 23,946 G.B. PAT. #713,418Runout, Side B/stamped
S 8041Label, Side A
S 8042Label, Side B
BS-8041-B1 US PAT. #RE 23,946 G.B. PAT. #713,418Runout, Side A/stamped
BS-8042-B1 US PAT. #RE 23,946 G.B. PAT. #713,418Runout, Side B/stamped
S 8041Label, Side A
S 8042Label, Side B
8041Printed Label, Side A
8042Printed Label, Side B
8041Printed Label, Side A
8042Printed Label, Side B
R 8041 C2Printed Label, Side A
R 8042 C1Printed Label, Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records B 1209First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records WBS-1008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 1209First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1519First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | Warner Bros. Records B 1209First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Warner Bros. Records B 1209First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Warner Bros. Records B 1209First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records WB 1465LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1962 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1465LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 1465LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1465LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1465LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1465LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1465LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1962 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1465LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1465LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Sousa In Stereo are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1958 and 1962.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, Canada, Japan. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 1209.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 1209, W 1519, B 1209, WBS-1008) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BS-8041-B1 US PAT. #RE 23,946 G.B. PAT. #713,418 and BS-8042-B1 US PAT. #RE 23,946 G.B. PAT. #713,418. 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.
