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Mahalia JacksonIn The Upper Room

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In The Upper Room

by Mahalia Jackson · 1950

14 pressings4 countriesGospelBlues

In The Upper Room was first pressed on vinyl in 1950. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of In The Upper Room

1 pressing came out in 1950, the album's first year. 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.

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 14 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1950ItalyHistory Of Jazz HOJ 19First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1952USApollo Records 262Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1952USApollo Records 262Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1952USApollo Records 8-2627", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1952USApollo Records 262Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1952FranceVogue Productions Vogue 143Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressingShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing
1960s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1965GermanyVogue Schallplatten DV 143747", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
Year unknown7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?FranceVogue Productions V. 143Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
?FranceVogue Productions V. 45-3327", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl
?FranceVogue 45.GI1402677", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
?FranceVogue V. 45-3327", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
?USNashboro Kenwood #3007", 45 RPM, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Reissue
?USNashboro Kenwood #3007", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
?USNashboro Kenwood #3007", 45 RPM, Promo, Reissue · Promo7", 45 RPM, Promo, Reissue · Promo

Tracklist

  1. AIn The Upper Room Part 13:11:5
  2. BIn The Upper Room Part 22:37

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of In The Upper Room are there?

14 vinyl pressings of In The Upper Room are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1950 and 1965.

When was In The Upper Room first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1950, in Italy. One of them is History Of Jazz HOJ 19.

How do I tell if my copy of In The Upper Room is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HOJ 19) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, C 2484 and C 2485. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is In The Upper Room on vinyl worth?

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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