Vinyl pressings
by Judy Garland · 1957
Alone 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.
4 pressings came out in 1957, 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.
- T1-835-D1#2 [anvil symbol]A stamped, variant 1
- T2-835-D1#2 [anvil symbol]B stamped, variant 1
- T1-835-D5#2 [anvil symbol]A stamped, variant 2
- T2-835-D2 [anvil symbol]B stamped, variant 2
-T1 835 N2 (anvil)Side 1, stamped
1S-T2 835 D1 #2 1S (anvil)Side 2, stamped
T1 835 - 1 N A 1Stamped Side 1
T2 835 - 1 N A 1Stamped Side 2
T2-835-D2 (anvil)Side A runout, stamped, variant 1
T2 835 D1 #2 1S (anvil)Side B runout, stamped, variant 1
T1-835-D2#3 (anvil)Side A runout, variant 2
T2-835-D1 (anvil)Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | UK | Capitol Records LCT 6136First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1957 | US | Capitol Records T-835First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1957 | US | Capitol Records T835 / Capitol Records T-835First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Canada | Capitol Records T-835 / Capitol Records T835First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Capitol Records T835 / Capitol Records T-835Album, LP, Repress | Album, LP, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records T835 / Capitol Records T-835Album, LP, Repress | Album, LP, Repress |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records T-835LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | World Record Club TP 154LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Canada | Capitol Records SN 66051LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1978 | Canada | Capitol Records SM-11763LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1978 | US | Capitol Records SM-11763LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Netherlands | Capitol Records 5D 050-85357Album, LP | Album, LP |
| 1985 | Netherlands | Capitol Records 5C 038-85357Album, LP | Album, LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Netherlands | Vinyl Passion VP 90010LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | Capitol Records T.835LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Capitol Records DT 835LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records T835 / Capitol Records T-835LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
17 vinyl pressings of Alone are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1957 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Capitol Records T835, released May 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T835, T-835, LCT 6136) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, - T1-835-D1#2 [anvil symbol] and - T2-835-D1#2 [anvil symbol]. 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.
