Canada
1958- Label and catalog number
- Decca DL 8840
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
- Runout / matrix
MG6818T1Side A Runout [stamped]
MG6819T1Side B Runout [stamped]
MG 6818Side A Label
MG 6819Side B Label
Vinyl pressings
by Louis Armstrong · 1958
Satchmo In Style was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 4 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.
MG6818T1Side A Runout [stamped]
MG6819T1Side B Runout [stamped]
MG 6818Side A Label
MG 6819Side B Label
MG6818T1Side A Runout [stamped]
MG6819T1Side B Runout [stamped]
MG 6818Side A Label
MG 6819Side B Label
MG6818T3 *MX2923-P2stamped, then from *, etched runout side one
MG6819T3 P *MX3060-0stamped, then from *, etched (crossed out) runout side two
MX-2923label side one
MX-2924label side two
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Australia | Festival Records FL-7092First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Canada | Decca DL 8840First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | New Zealand | Festival Records FL 7092First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Decca DL 8840First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Italy | Fonit MG 6818 / Decca DL 8840LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Germany | MCA Coral COPS 3058LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | MCA Coral COPS 3058LP, Stereo, Compilation | LP, Stereo, Compilation |
| 1973 | Spain | MCA Records S-21.571 ALP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1977 | Germany | MCA Coral 52.012 / MCA Coral 0052.012LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Scandinavia | MCA Coral COPS 3058 / MCA Records COPS 3058LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | WaxTime 772182LP, Album, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | MCA Records MFP 5873LP | LP |
| ? | Australia | MCA Records MFP 5873LP | LP |
| ? | Japan | MCA Records MCL-3006LP, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| ? | South Africa | Festival Records FCL 5161LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | South Africa | Brunswick LAT 3038LP, Album | LP, Album |
16 vinyl pressings of Satchmo In Style are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1958 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand. One of them is Decca DL 8840.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DL 8840, FL-7092, FL 7092) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MG6818T1 and MG6819T1. 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.