Vinyl pressings
by Les Baxter · 1957
Skins! was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. 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 1957, the album's first year, in 5 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.
- T1-774-D6Side A Runout stamped, variant 1
T2-774-D2Side B Runout stamped, variant 1
- T1-774-D5 [lathe symbol]Side A Runout stamped, variant 2
- T2-774-D2'' [lathe symbol]Side B Runout stamped, variant 2
T1-774Side A Label
T2-774Side B Label
T1.774 NSide A runout, stamped
T2.774 NSide B runout, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Australia & New Zealand | Capitol Records T.774 / Capitol Records T-774First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Canada | Capitol Records T 774 / Capitol Records T-774First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Mexico | Capitol Records TM 774First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | New Zealand | Capitol Records T.774First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Capitol Records T 774 / Capitol Records T-774LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Capitol Records T-774First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1957 | US | Capitol Records T774 / Capitol Records T-774First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Capitol Records DT-774LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records T 774LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Capitol Records T-774LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Capitol Records T-774LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
11 vinyl pressings of Skins! are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, Australia & New Zealand, Canada, Mexico and more. One of them is Capitol Records T774.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T774, T-774, T.774, T 774) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, - T1-774-D6 and T2-774-D2. 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.
