Vinyl pressings
by Kay Starr · 1953
Changing Partners 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.
7 pressings came out in 1953, the album's first year, in 2 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.
12019-D14 [Anvil symbol]A side stamped, variant 1
12021-D10 [Anvil symbol]B side stamped, variant 1
12019-D19 [Anvil symbol]A side stamped, variant 2
12021-D8 [Anvil symbol]B side stamped, variant 2
45-12019-D7Run-out stamp side A
45-12021-D4Run-out stamp side B
45-12019Label side A
45-12021Label side B
12019-D12 G ☆A side runout
12021-D4 G ☆B side runout
12019A side label
12021B side label
45-12019-D7Run-out Stamp Side A
45-12021-D4Run-out Stamp Side B
45-12019Label Side A
45-12021Label Side B
12019-D20Run-out Stamp Side A
12021-D16Run-out Stamp Side B
12019Label Side A
12021Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Canada | Capitol Records C-1258First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1953 | Canada | Capitol Records F-1258First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1953 | US | Capitol Records F2657First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1953 | US | Capitol Records 2657First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Promo · Promo | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1953 | US | Capitol Records F2657First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1953 | US | Capitol Records 2657First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Promo · Promo | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1953 | US | Capitol Records 2657First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1954 | Australia | Capitol Records CP-289Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1954 | New Zealand | Capitol Records CP289Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1954 | UK | Capitol Records CL.14050Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| 1954 | UK | Capitol Records CL.14050Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Capitol Records Cap. 97Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Netherlands | Capitol Records 2657Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Switzerland | Capitol Records CL 2657Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
14 vinyl pressings of Changing Partners are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1953 and 1954.
The earliest pressings are from 1953, in US, Canada. One of them is Capitol Records 2657, released November 21, 1953.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2657, F2657, C-1258, F-1258) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 12019-D14 [Anvil symbol] and 12021-D10 [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.
