Vinyl pressings
by Mel Blanc · 1950
I Taut I Taw A Puddy Tat 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.
2 pressings 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.
CAP6170-1D-1 [Symbol] A CT 13A side runout variant 1
CA S̷U̷B̷ CAP6024-1D-1 [Symbol] U1 CT 13B side runout variant 1
CAP6170-1D-1 [Symbol] BC CTRunout side A stamped variant 2
CA S̷U̷B̷ CAP6024-1D-1 UH [Symbol] CT 2Runout side B stamped variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | UK | Capitol Records CL.13407First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1950 | UK | Capitol Records CL 13407First yearShellac, 7" · Colored vinyl | Shellac, 7" · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UK | Surprise Surprise FP 277", Single | 7", Single |
| 1970 | UK | Surprise Surprise FP 277", Single | 7", Single |
| 1970 | UK | Surprise Surprise FP 277", Single | 7", Single |
| 1970 | UK | Surprise Surprise FP 277", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | UK | Music For Pleasure FP 27 / Surprise Surprise FP 277", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | UK | Surprise Surprise FP 277", Single | 7", Single |
| 1970 | UK | Surprise Surprise FP 277", Single | 7", Single |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Music For Pleasure FP 277", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Axis Juniors AXIS 77", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | Surprise Surprise FP 277", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
12 vinyl pressings of I Taut I Taw A Puddy Tat are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1950 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1950, in UK. One of them is Capitol Records CL.13407.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL.13407, CL 13407) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CAP6170-1D-1 [Symbol] A CT 13 and CA S̷U̷B̷ CAP6024-1D-1 [Symbol] U1 CT 13. 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.
