US
1954- Label and catalog number
- Decca DL 8038Decca DX-108
- Format
- LP
- Runout / matrix
MG2073T14Side A stamped
MG2074T7Side B stamped
MG 2073Side A label
MG 2074Side B label
Vinyl pressings
by Louis Armstrong And His All-Stars · 1954
Satchmo At Symphony Hall Vol.2 was first pressed on vinyl in 1954. 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 1954, 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.
MG2073T14Side A stamped
MG2074T7Side B stamped
MG 2073Side A label
MG 2074Side B label
MG2073T16 2 1PSide A runout stamped
MG2074T15 1PSide B runout stamped
MG 2073Side A label
MG 2074 ◈Side B label
MG2073T17 2 1PSide A runout stamped
MG2074T16 1PSide B runout stamped
MG 2073Side A label
MG 2074 ◈Side B label
MG2073T11 VIISide A runout
MG2074T4 III VVIIIISide B runout
MG 2073Side A label
MG 2074Side B label
MG2073T4Side1
MG2074T3Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Italy | Decca DL 8038 / Fonit DL 8038LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1954 | Canada | Decca DL 8038First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | US | Decca DL 8038 / Decca DX-108First yearLP | LP |
| 1954 | US | Decca DL 8038 / Decca DX-108First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1954 | US | Decca ED 814First year7", 45 RPM, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1954 | US | Decca DL 8038 / Decca DX-108First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1954 | US | Decca DL 8038 / Decca DX-108First yearLP | LP |
| 1958 | France | Brunswick 87 021LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Germany | Brunswick 87 021 LPBMLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Germany | Brunswick 87 021 LPBMLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Spain | Coral S-21.228LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Coral CP 49LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | CID UMT 263031LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | Decca JDL-5017LP | LP |
| ? | US | Decca DL 8038 / Decca DX-108LP | LP |
| ? | US | Decca DL 8038 / Decca DX-108LP | LP |
| ? | US | Decca DL 8038 / Decca DX-108LP | LP |
| ? | US | Decca DL 8038 / Decca DX-108LP | LP |
18 vinyl pressings of Satchmo At Symphony Hall Vol.2 are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1951 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1954, in US, Canada. One of them is Decca DL 8038.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DL 8038, ED 814) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MG2073T14 and MG2074T7. 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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