Vinyl pressings
by Leroy Van Dyke · 1956
Auctioneer 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.
I A2 MW-9333-3A-Side Runout Etching variant 1
I AA MW-9334-2B-Side Runout Etching variant 1
I A2 MW-9333-4A-Side Runout Etching variant 2
I A6 MW-9334-2B-Side Runout Etching variant 2
MW-9333A-side label
MW-9334B-side label
45-M-9333 △11653Deadwax A
45-M-9334 △11655Deadwax B
I A2 MW-9333-3A-Side Runout Etching
I AA MW-9334-2B-Side Runout Etching
MW-9333A-Side Label
MW-9334B-Side Label
MB-9333Side A Runout
MB-9334Side B Runout
MB 9333Side A Label
MB 9334Side B Label
MB-9333Side A Label
MB-9334Side B Label
MW-9333A-Side Label
MW-9334B-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | New Zealand | London Records 45-NZL.247First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | New Zealand | London Records NZL.247First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Dot Records 45-125First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | US | Dot Records 15503First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Dot Records 15503First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | Australia | London Records HL-1146First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | Australia | London Records 45-HL-1146First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | US | Dot Records 45-15503First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | US | Dot Records 45-15503First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | US | Dot Records 45-162997", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | US | Dot Records 45-162997", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Quality 1575Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Canada | Quality K15757", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Canada | Dot Records 16299X7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Dot Records 45-155037", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
15 vinyl pressings of Auctioneer are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1956 and 1961.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, Australia, New Zealand. One of them is Dot Records 45-15503, released September 1956.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-15503, 45-125, 15503, HL-1146) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, I A2 MW-9333-3 and I AA MW-9334-2. 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.
