Vinyl pressings
by Lonnie Donegan's Skiffle Group · 1959
Battle Of New Orleans was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 8 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.
45 XX 1206 A-1 *1 *E/T *CA-side runout v2, stamped unless *etched
45 XX 1206 B-1 *5 *E/T *BB-side runout v2, stamped unless *etched
45 XX 1206-A2Variant 3 Side A
45 XX 1206-B5Variant 3 Side B
45 XX 1206A-5 3 E/T VRunout, side A, variant 1
45 XX 1206 B-5 4 E/T XRunout, side B, variant 1
45 XX 1206 A-5 9 E/T A11Runout, side A, variant 2
45 XX 1206 B-5 9 E/T A11Runout, side B, variant 2
45 XX 1206 A-5 1 E/TA side runout, stamped/etched variant 1
45 XX 1206 B-5 1 E/TB side runout, stamped/etched variant 1
45 XX 1206 A-5 6 E/T DA side runout, stamped/etched variant 2
45 XX 1206 B-5 6 E/T LB side runout, stamped/etched variant 2
NKAW 4186Label A
NKAW 4187Label B
N VCP 478Run-out area side A [Stamped]
N VCP 479Run-out area side B [Stamped]
21152 A VCP 478Label side A
21152 B VCP 479Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Austria | Pye Records AVRS 21152 / Amadeo AVRS 21152First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Austria | Pye Records AVRS 21152 / Amadeo AVRS 21152First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Denmark | Metronome B 45-1348First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Germany | Metronome B 1348First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Italy | Pye Records ND - 2052First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Netherlands | Pye Nixa NH 5020First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | New Zealand | Pye Nixa 7N15206First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | New Zealand | Pye Nixa 7615206First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | New Zealand | Pye Nixa 7N15206First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | New Zealand | Pye Nixa 7N15206First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Norway | Nixa 7N 15206First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Italy | Pye Records 45 NP 5025First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | Pye Nixa 7N.15206First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | Pye Nixa 7N.15206First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | Pye Nixa N.15206First year10", 78 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 10", 78 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | New Zealand | Pye Nixa 7N152067", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | UK | Pye Records 7N 455487", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1976 | UK | Pye Records 7N 455487", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1978 | Germany | Chrysalis 6155 2327", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Vogue Productions 45-PV.150647", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | France | Vogue 45-PV. 150647", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | Italy | Pye Records 45NP - 50257", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | UK | Pye Records 7N.152067", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Pye Nixa 7N.152067", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
25 vinyl pressings of Battle Of New Orleans are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1959 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in UK, Italy, Austria, Denmark and more. One of them is Pye Nixa 7N.15206, released June 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7N.15206, N.15206, 45 NP 5025, AVRS 21152) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45 XX 1206 A-1 *1 *E/T *C and 45 XX 1206 B-1 *5 *E/T *B. 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.
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