Vinyl pressings
by Nervous Norvus · 1956
Transfusion was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1956, the album's first year, in 6 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.
MW 9152 4 ISide A runout stamped variant 1
MW 9153-3 I A1Side B runout stamped variant 1
I A4 MW 9152 4Side A runout stamped variant 2
I A4 MW 9153-3Side B runout etched variant 2
MB 9152 1A side runout, stamped
MB 9153 2B side runout, stamped
MB-9152A side label
MB-9153B side label
MW 9152 4 I A4Runout, side A, etched
MW 9153 -3 I B5Runout, side B, etched
MW-9152A-side label
MW-9153B-side label
45-M-9152 △9571Runout A
45-M-9153 △9573Runout B
MW-9152Side A label
MW-9153Side B label
M-9152 △9570A side runout, etched
M-9153 △9572B side runout, etched
MB-9152A side label
MB-9153B side label
MW-9152Side A Label
MW-9153Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Australia | London Records HL-1089First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | Canada | Quality K1504First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | Canada | Quality 1504First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | Japan | Dot Records 45-15470First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1956 | New Zealand | London Records NZL.116First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | UK | London American RecordingsFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1956 | US | Dot Records 45-15470First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | US | Dot Records 45-15470First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | US | Dot Records 15470First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Dot Records 45-15470First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | US | Dot Records 45-15470First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | US | Dot Records 15470First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Dot Records 45-1307", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene |
| 1972 | US | Dot Records 45-1307", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Dot Records 45-1307", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Dot Records 45-1307", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| ? | US | Dot Records 45-1307", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene |
17 vinyl pressings of Transfusion are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1956 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Dot Records 45-15470, released May 1956.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-15470, 15470, HL-1089, K1504) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MW 9152 4 I and MW 9153-3 I A1. 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.
