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Lenny DeeDEE-Lightful! Hi-Fi Organ Solos With A Beat

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DEE-Lightful! Hi-Fi Organ Solos With A Beat

by Lenny Dee · 1955

11 pressings4 countriesEasy ListeningLight MusicPop

DEE-Lightful! Hi-Fi Organ Solos With A Beat was first pressed on vinyl in 1955. 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 DEE-Lightful! Hi-Fi Organ Solos With A Beat

7 pressings came out in 1955, 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.

US

1955
Label and catalog number
Decca DL 8114
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

MG3972T3Side A runout stamped

MG3973T3Side B runout stamped

DL 8114 (MG 3972)Side A label

DL 8114 (MG 3973)◈Side B label

Full details of this pressing

UK

September 1955
Label and catalog number
Brunswick LAT 8072
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

MG-3972-1B U N 1Side A runout

MG-3973-1B U N 1Side B runout

MG.3972Side A label

MG.3973Side B 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 11 vinyl pressings

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

1950s7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1955CanadaDecca DL 8114First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1955USDecca DL 8114First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1955USDecca DL 8114First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1955USDecca DL 8114First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1955USDecca DL 8114First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1955USDecca DL 8114First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1955UKBrunswick LAT 8072First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
Year unknown4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?South AfricaBrunswick LAT 8072LPLP
?UKBrunswick LAT 8072LPLP
?USDecca DL 8114LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?USDecca DL 8114LP, ReissueLP, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. A1Plantation Boogie
  2. A2Laura
  3. A3Yes, Sir, That's My Baby
  4. A4The Birth Of The Blues
  5. A5Little Brown Jug
  6. A6September Song
  7. B1Ballin' The Jack
  8. B2Exactly Like You
  9. B3Siboney
  10. B4Sweet Georgia Brown
  11. B5The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
  12. B6The Donkey Serenade

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of DEE-Lightful! Hi-Fi Organ Solos With A Beat are there?

11 vinyl pressings of DEE-Lightful! Hi-Fi Organ Solos With A Beat are listed here, from 4 countries.

When was DEE-Lightful! Hi-Fi Organ Solos With A Beat first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1955, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Decca DL 8114.

How do I tell if my copy of DEE-Lightful! Hi-Fi Organ Solos With A Beat is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DL 8114, LAT 8072) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is DEE-Lightful! Hi-Fi Organ Solos With A Beat 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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