Vinyl pressings
by Les Brown And His Orchestra · 1947
Sentimental Journey was first pressed on vinyl in 1947. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1947, the album's first year, in 2 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.
CO33822 F 1 7 FA side stamped
CO33825 1 6B side stamped
31228 1 1- I 15C side stamped variant 1
31328 1 1- i 31C side stamped variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Canada | Columbia C6287First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1947 | US | Columbia C-131 / Columbia C 131Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Compilation, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Compilation, Repress |
| 1947 | US | Columbia C-131 / Columbia C 131First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album |
| 1948 | Canada | Columbia CL 6008LP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| 1948 | US | Columbia CL 6008LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1948 | US | Columbia CL 6008LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1948 | US | Columbia CL 6008LP, 10", Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1948 | US | Columbia CL 6008LP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| 1948 | US | Columbia CL 6008LP, 10", Album, Repress | LP, 10", Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Canada | Columbia CL 649LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 649LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 649LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 649LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 649LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Brazil | Discos CBS 138052LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AP 1493LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia HL 7211LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Columbia A43Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album |
| ? | Canada | Harmony HL 7211LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | Columbia PL 2011 / Columbia PL-201110", Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | 10", Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Mexico | Harmony HL 8032LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia B-131 / Columbia B 1317", 45 RPM, Album, EP | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP |
| ? | US | Harmony HL 7211LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia B-1317", 45 RPM, Album, Box Set | 7", 45 RPM, Album, Box Set |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 6008LP, 10", Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 6008LP, 10", Repress | LP, 10", Repress |
26 vinyl pressings of Sentimental Journey are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1947 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1947, in US, Canada. One of them is Columbia C-131, released July 1947.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C-131, C6287) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CO33822 F 1 7 F and CO33825 1 6. 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.
