Vinyl pressings
by Mel Tormé · 1957
Gene Norman Presents Mel Torme At The Crescendo was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. 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 1957, 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.
BCP-6020-B̶ - A 1 ☆ U.S.PAT.# RE 23,946 G B PAT.# 713,418Side A runout
BCP-6020-B1 - D2 1 ☆ U.S.PAT.# RE 23,946 G B PAT.# 713,418Side B runout
BCP-6020-B1 02 1 ☆Side A, Variant 2
BCP-6020-B̶ - A 1 ☆Side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | US | Bethlehem Records BCP-6020 / Bethlehem Records BCP 6020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1959 | UK | Parlophone PMC 1096LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Japan | Stateside SR-8089LP, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 1968 | Japan | Stateside SR-8089LP, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Bethlehem Records PAP-23013(M)LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1982 | France | Bethlehem Records BTM 6816LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1984 | Japan | Bethlehem Records SOPL-279-BHLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1984 | US | Bethlehem Records BCP 6020 / Bethlehem Records BCP-6020LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1984 | Japan | Bethlehem Records YP-7108-BE / Bethlehem Records YP-7108LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Japan | Bethlehem Records COJY-9120LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Bethlehem Records BCP-6020 / Polydor MP-2199LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | Angel Records HV 3012 / Angel Records HV-3012LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
12 vinyl pressings of Gene Norman Presents Mel Torme At The Crescendo are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1957 and 1993.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US. One of them is Bethlehem Records BCP-6020.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BCP-6020) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BCP-6020-B̶ - A 1 ☆ U.S.PAT.# RE 23,946 G B PAT.# 713,418 and BCP-6020-B1 - D2 1 ☆ U.S.PAT.# RE 23,946 G B PAT.# 713,418. 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.
