Vinyl pressings
by Paul Robeson · 1956
The Incomparable Voice Of Paul Robeson 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.
1 pressing came out in 1956, 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.
OXEA 10067 21 M3 174949Runout side A, stamped
OXEA 10068 21 M3 174950Runout side B, stamped
OXEA 10067Label side A
OXEA 10068Label side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | France | La Voix De Son Maître FFLP 1081First yearLP, 10", Compilation | LP, 10", Compilation |
| 1957 | UK | His Master's Voice DLP.1155LP, 10", Compilation | LP, 10", Compilation |
| 1957 | UK | Odeon DLP 1155 / Odeon PDLP 1155LP, 10", Compilation | LP, 10", Compilation |
| 1957 | UK | His Master's Voice DLP.1155LP, 10", Compilation, Repress | LP, 10", Compilation, Repress |
| 1957 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone QDLP 6072LP, 10", Compilation | LP, 10", Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | UK | His Master's Voice DLP.1155LP, 10", Compilation, Reissue | LP, 10", Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | His Master's Voice ODLP 1155 / His Master's Voice ODLP-115510", 33 ⅓ RPM, Compilation, Repress | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Compilation, Repress |
| ? | Chile | Odeon LDC - 31092LP, 10", Compilation | LP, 10", Compilation |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître FFLP 1081LP, 10", Compilation, Repress | LP, 10", Compilation, Repress |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître FFLP 108110", 33 ⅓ RPM | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| ? | India | His Master's Voice DLP 1155LP, 10", Compilation | LP, 10", Compilation |
| ? | Netherlands | His Master's Voice HFLP 1005LP, 10", Compilation | LP, 10", Compilation |
| ? | Netherlands | His Master's Voice FFLP 1081LP, 10", Compilation | LP, 10", Compilation |
| ? | South Africa | His Master's Voice JCLP 48LP, 10", Compilation | LP, 10", Compilation |
14 vinyl pressings of The Incomparable Voice Of Paul Robeson are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1956 and 1962.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in France. One of them is La Voix De Son Maître FFLP 1081.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FFLP 1081) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, OXEA 10067 21 M3 174949 and OXEA 10068 21 M3 174950. 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.
