Vinyl pressings
by Kay Starr · 1953
The Kay Starr Style 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.
4 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.
H-363-Y1 2 [Anvil symbol] 1-53 6A side stamped variant 1
H-363-Z2 2 [Anvil symbol] L 1-53 4B side stamped variant 1
H-363-Y2#2 [Anvil symbol] 1-53 5A side stamped variant 2
H-363-Z2#2 [Anvil symbol] 1-53 5B side stamped variant 2
F1-363Side A Label
F4-363Side B Label
F2-363Side C Label
F3-363Side D Label
F1-363Label A
F2-363Label B
F3-363Label C
F4-363Label B
F1-363Side A Label
F4-363Side B Label
F2-363Side C Label
F3-363Side D 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Canada | Capitol Records EBF-363First year7", 45 RPM, Album, EP | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP |
| 1953 | US | Capitol Records EBF-363First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Box Set, Album | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Box Set, Album |
| 1953 | US | Capitol Records EBF 363 / Capitol Records EBF-363First year7", 45 RPM, Album, EP | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP |
| 1953 | US | Capitol Records H 363 / Capitol Records H-363First yearLP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| 1954 | Germany | Capitol Records LCA 363 / Telefunken LCA 363LP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | UK | Capitol Records LC.6630 / Capitol Records LC 663010", LP | 10", LP |
| 1955 | US | Capitol Records T 363LP | LP |
| 1955 | US | Capitol Records T 363LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | France | Capitol Records 1552961 / Capitol Records T363LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records H363LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| ? | New Zealand | Capitol Records H363LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| ? | US | Capitol Records T 363 / Capitol Records T363LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Capitol Records T 363 / Capitol Records T363LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of The Kay Starr Style are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1953 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1953, in US, Canada. One of them is Capitol Records H 363, released January 1953.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use H 363, EBF-363, EBF 363) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, H-363-Y1 2 [Anvil symbol] 1-53 6 and H-363-Z2 2 [Anvil symbol] L 1-53 4. 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.
