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The Fabulous Favorites!

by Kay Starr · 1964

15 pressings4 countriesEasy ListeningJazz

The Fabulous Favorites! was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of The Fabulous Favorites!

6 pressings came out in 1964, 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.

UK

1964
Label and catalog number
Capitol Records TI-2106
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

T1-2106Side A label

T2-2106Side B label

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UK

1964
Label and catalog number
Capitol Records ST2106
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

(ST1-2106)A side

(ST2-2106)B side

ST1 2106-A5 0A side

ST2 2106-B5 AB side

Full details of this pressing

US

June 1964
Label and catalog number
Capitol Records T 2106Capitol Records T-2106
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Scranton Pressing
Runout / matrix

T-1-2106-H1 IAMSide A runout

T-2-2106-J2 IAMSide B runout

T1-2106Side A label

T1-2106Side B label

Full details of this pressing

US

June 1964
Label and catalog number
Capitol Records T 2106Capitol Records T-2106
Format
LP, Album, Mono · LA Pressing
Runout / matrix

T-1-2106-F-3" C ✲A etched except ✲

T-2-2106-F-3' C ✲B etched except ✲

T1-2106A label

T1-2106B label

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 15 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1964UKCapitol Records TI-2106First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1964UKCapitol Records ST 2106First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1964UKCapitol Records ST2106First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1964USCapitol Records ST-2106First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1964USCapitol Records T 2106 / Capitol Records T-2106First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1964USCapitol Records T 2106 / Capitol Records T-2106First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
Year unknown9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?BelgiumEmidisc 4C 048-50759 / Emidisc 4 C 048-50759LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?JapanCapitol Records ECS-70029LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?UKCapitol Records ST 2106LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?UKMusic For Pleasure MFP 5603LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?UKCapitol Records ST 2106LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?USCapitol Records ST 8-2106LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?USCapitol Records ST-2106 / Capitol Records ST2106LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?USCapitol Records T 2106 / Capitol Records T-2106LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?USCapitol Records ST-2106 / Capitol Records ST2106LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Side By Side
  2. A2So Tired
  3. A3Mississippi
  4. A4I'm The Lonesomest Gal In Town
  5. A5Half A Photograph
  6. A6Comes A-Long A-Love
  7. B1Bonaparte's Retreat
  8. B2Wheel Of Fortune
  9. B3The Rock And Roll Waltz
  10. B4Hoop-Dee-Doo
  11. B5Allez-Vous-En, Go Away
  12. B6Foolin' Around

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of The Fabulous Favorites! are there?

15 vinyl pressings of The Fabulous Favorites! are listed here, from 4 countries.

When was The Fabulous Favorites! first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1964, in UK, US. One of them is Capitol Records TI-2106.

How do I tell if my copy of The Fabulous Favorites! is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TI-2106, ST 2106, ST2106, T 2106) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1-2106 and T2-2106. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is The Fabulous Favorites! on vinyl worth?

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.

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