US
1959- Label and catalog number
- Columbia CS 8074
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Terre Haute Pressing
- Runout / matrix
XSM44563-1AG TΛIIISide A Stamped [III Etched]
CSM44564-1BA TBISide B Stamped [I Etched]
Vinyl pressings
by Norman Luboff Choir · 1959
Reverie was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 3 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.
XSM44563-1AG TΛIIISide A Stamped [III Etched]
CSM44564-1BA TBISide B Stamped [I Etched]
XLP44561-1AB T B111111111Side A
XLP44562-1AE A1 (possibly a T)Side B
XLP44561-1E 1HSide 1 (stamped except "1H")
XLP44562-1FSide 2 (stamped)
XLP44561-1E H1Side 1 runout
XLP44562-1F BSide 2 runout
o XLP44561-1BG T T D1111 1 / 1Side A
XLP44562-1CD T 11-11111Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Netherlands | Philips SBBL 546 / Philips 840 023 BYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | UK | Philips BBL 7337 / Philips BBL.7337First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CS 8074First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CL 1256First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CS 8074First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CL 1256First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CL 1256First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CL 1256First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Japan | Columbia PRL 5093LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia CL 1256LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips B 07516 LLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 1256LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
12 vinyl pressings of Reverie are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1959 and 1962.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Netherlands. One of them is Columbia CS 8074.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 8074, CL 1256, BBL 7337, SBBL 546) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM44563-1AG TΛIII and CSM44564-1BA TBI. 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.