Vinyl pressings
by Marek Weber Und Sein Orchester · 1941
Continental Tango was first pressed on vinyl in 1941. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1941, 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.
CO 323552 1 20Side C runout [Stamped]
CO 32444 1-11Side D runout [Stamped]
CO 32445 A 1-18 3 ASide G runout [Stamped]
CO 32447 1 - 22Side H runout [Stamped]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | US | Columbia C-90 / Columbia C 90First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album |
| 1945 | US | Columbia C-90Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Repress |
| 1946 | US | Columbia C-90 / Columbia C 90Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Repress |
| 1947 | US | Columbia C-90Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Repress |
| 1948 | US | Columbia CL 6006LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1948 | US | Columbia CL 6006LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | US | Columbia B-90 / Columbia BC 907", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Columbia LPCB-26.022 / Columbia LPCB 26022LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| ? | Canada | Columbia CL 6006LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 6006LP, 10", Reissue | LP, 10", Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 6006LP, 10", Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia B-907", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 6006LP, 10", Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Repress, Mono · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of Continental Tango are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1941 and 1951.
The earliest pressings are from 1941, in US. One of them is Columbia C-90.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C-90) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CO 323552 1 20 and CO 32444 1-11. 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.
