Vinyl pressings
by Paul Weston And His Orchestra · 1948
Music For Romancing was first pressed on vinyl in 1948. 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 1948, 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.
2578-2D-2 [Anvil Symbol] 6Side A runout [Stamped]
3073-3D-4 2 [Anvil Symbol] 4Side B runout [Stamped]
2639-3D-3 3 [Anvil Symbol] 1Side C runout [Stamped]
3070-3D-2 [Anvil Symbol] 4Side D runout [Stamped]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | US | Capitol Records CD 81 / Capitol Records CD-81First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album |
| 1949 | US | Capitol Records CDF-153 / Capitol Records CDF 1537", 45 RPM, Album, Box Set | 7", 45 RPM, Album, Box Set |
| 1949 | US | Capitol Records H-153 / Capitol Records H153LP, 10", Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | US | Capitol Records H-153LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1951 | US | Capitol Records H-153 / Capitol Records H 153LP, 10", Reissue | LP, 10", Reissue |
| 1954 | France | Capitol Records H-153 MLP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Capitol Records T 153LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Capitol Records H153 / Capitol Records H-15310", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records H153 / Capitol Records H.15310", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album |
| ? | US | Capitol Records EBF-1537", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
10 vinyl pressings of Music For Romancing are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1948 and 1955.
The earliest pressings are from 1948, in US. One of them is Capitol Records CD 81, released June 1948.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CD 81) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2578-2D-2 [Anvil Symbol] 6 and 3073-3D-4 2 [Anvil Symbol] 4. 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.
