Vinyl pressings
by Original Dixieland Jazz Band · 1917
Indiana / Darktown Strutters' Ball was first pressed on vinyl in 1917. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1917, the album's first year, in 2 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.
77087A side label
77086B side label
2-C-19 77087A side stamped under label & in runout
3-B-13 77086B side stamped under label & in runout
78087 3-A-2 ƧXSide A runout
77086 3-A-2 ƧXSide B runout
77087Side A label
77086Side B label
2-A(?)-22 77087Side A runout
4-?-12 77086Side B runout
77087A side label
77086B side label
77087A side label
77086B side label
3-A-47 77087A side stamped under label & in runout
4-C-65 77086B side stamped under label & in runout
77087Side A label
77086Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | UK | Columbia 2903First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1917 | USA & Canada | Columbia A2297First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1917 | USA & Canada | Columbia A2297First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1917 | USA & Canada | Columbia A2297First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1917 | USA & Canada | Columbia A2297First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1918 | USA & Canada | Columbia A2297Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| 1918 | USA & Canada | Columbia A2297Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| 1918 | USA & Canada | Columbia A2297Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| 1919 | USA & Canada | Columbia A2297Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| 1919 | USA & Canada | Columbia A2297Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| 1919 | USA & Canada | Columbia A2297Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | US | Columbia A 2297Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| 1920 | USA & Canada | Columbia A2297Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| 1920 | USA & Canada | Columbia A2297Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| 1920 | USA & Canada | Columbia A2297Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Columbia 2903Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Indiana / Darktown Strutters' Ball are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1917 and 1920.
The earliest pressings are from 1917, in USA & Canada, UK. One of them is Columbia A2297, released June 1917.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use A2297, 2903) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 77087 and 77086. 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.
