Vinyl pressings
by Nat King Cole · 1958
St. Louis Blues 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.
17 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 10 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.
--W1-993-D1'''#2Side A Runout stamped, variant 1
- W2-993-D2Side B Runout stamped, variant 1
- W1-993-D4 #3 [anvil symbol]Side 1 Runout stamped, variant 2
- W2-993-D2 [anvil symbol]Side 2 Runout stamped, variant 2
SW-1-993-D2 1S ☆ 2Side A runout
SW-2-993-D2 1 S ☆Side B runout
SW1-993Side A label
SW2-993Side B label
SW-1-993-D4 2 ☆ ASide A etched, 2, ☆, A stamped
SW-2-993-D7 1 GD ☆ 2Side A etched, 1, GD, ☆, 2 stamped
W1-993Side 1 label
W2-993Side 2 label
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 | Capitol Records W-993First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Brazil | Capitol Records W993First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1958 | Canada | Capitol Records W993 / Capitol Records W-993First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Canada | Capitol Records SW 993First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | Canada | Capitol Records SW 993First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | France | Capitol Records W-993 / Capitol Records W-993 MFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1958 | Italy | Capitol Records W 993First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Netherlands | Capitol Records W 993First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Netherlands | Capitol Records W 993First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | New Zealand | Capitol Records W 993First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | South Africa | Capitol Records W 993First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | UK | Capitol Records SLCT 6156First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | UK | Capitol Records LCT 6156First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Capitol Records SW993 / Capitol Records SW-993LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1958 | US | Capitol Records 993-1LP, Album, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Australia | Light Music Club LM 7029 / Light Music Club 7029LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1961 | Australia | Light Music Club S-7029 / Light Music Club LM 7029LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1968 | UK | Regal SREG 1112LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1969 | South Africa | Regal SREGJ 1112LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Portugal | Capitol Records 31C [064 86193]LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records SN-16137LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records SN-16137LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | US | Analogue Productions APP 993-45 / Capitol Records APP 993-45LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Analogue Productions APP 993-45 / Capitol Records APP 993-45LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2019 | Europe | Vinyl Passion VP90109LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Capitol Records W 993LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Colombia | Capitol Records C-80094LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records W 993LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records K 83129 / Capitol Records W993LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | Capitol Records 2LP-3015LP, Album, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| ? | New Zealand | Regal SREG 1112LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SN-12059LP, Album | LP, Album |
36 vinyl pressings of St. Louis Blues are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1958 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Capitol Records W 993, released March 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use W 993, SW993, W993, SLCT 6156) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, --W1-993-D1'''#2 and - W2-993-D2. 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.
