Vinyl pressings
by LaVern Baker · 1956
Jim Dandy was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1956, 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.
A-1784-1 AT1 AA side etched [exc. A], variant 1
A-1809-5 AT NB side etched [exc. N], variant 1
A-1784-2 AT1 AA side etched [exc. A], variant 2
A-1809-5 AT AB side etched [exc. A], variant 2
45-A-1784-1 AT EA runout, variant 1
45-A-1809-2 AT BB runout, variant 1
45-A-1784-2 AT HA runout, variant 2
45-A-1809-1 AT 17 CB runout, variant 2
45-A-1784-3 △12048A side runout
45A1809-4 △10963B side runout
A-1784A side label
A-1809B side label
A-45-1784-4Runout A, scribed
45 A1809-3Runout B, scribed
A-1784Label A
A-1809Label B
A-1784Label A
A-1809Label B
45-A-1784-3 △12048 #ⓍDeadwax A
45A1809-4 △10963 ⓍDeadwax B
45-A-1784-1 AT ERunout A
45-A-1809-2 AT BRunout B
A-1784Label A
A-1809Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Canada | Quality K1577First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | Canada | Quality 1577First year10", 78 RPM | 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | UK | Columbia DB. 3879First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Atlantic 45-1116First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | US | Atlantic 45-1116First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1956 | US | Atlantic 45-1116First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1956 | US | Atlantic 45-1116First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | US | Atlantic 45-1116First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | US | Atlantic 1116First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | Australia | Prestige Records PS-1011Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 38797", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1957 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 38797", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Atlantic 45-11167", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic 45-11167", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic 45-11167", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic 45-11167", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Jim Dandy are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1956 and 1957.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Atlantic 1116, released November 1956.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1116, 45-1116, DB. 3879, K1577) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A-1784-1 AT1 A and A-1809-5 AT N. 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.
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