US
1956- Label and catalog number
- Decca DL 8308
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
- Runout / matrix
MG4692T1 1PRunout Side A
MG4693T3 1PRunout Side B
MG 4692Printed on Label Side A
MG 4693◈Printed on Label Side B
Vinyl pressings
by Lenny Dee · 1956
Dee-Most! 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.
6 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.
MG4692T1 1PRunout Side A
MG4693T3 1PRunout Side B
MG 4692Printed on Label Side A
MG 4693◈Printed on Label Side B
MG4692T1 1 PSide A runout
MG4693T3 1 PSide B runout
(MG 4692)Side A label
(MG 4693)◈Side B label
MG4692T5 2Runout Side A
MG4693T5 1PRunout Side B
MG 4692Printed on Label Side A
MG 4693◆Printed on Label Side B
MG-4692-2B BNI RT 1Side A runout
MG-4693-2B BNI RT 1Side B runout
MG.4692Side A label
MG.4693Side B label
MG 4692Label Side A
MG 4693Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Canada | Decca DL 8308First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | UK | Brunswick LAT 8148First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Decca DL 8308First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Decca DL 8308First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Decca DL 8308First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Decca DL 8308First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Festival Records FR12-1112LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Decca DL 8308LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| ? | US | Decca DL 8308LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| ? | US | Decca DL 8308LP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
10 vinyl pressings of Dee-Most! are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Decca DL 8308.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DL 8308, LAT 8148) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MG4692T1 1P and MG4693T3 1P. 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.