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Pearl BaileySinging & Swinging

Vinyl pressings

Singing & Swinging

by Pearl Bailey · 1960

20 pressings3 countriesJazzBlues

Singing & Swinging was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Singing & Swinging

2 pressings came out in 1960, 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.

US

1960
Label and catalog number
Coronet Records CXS-148
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

11-22-61 CXS 148A Audio Matrix ☆ UTS123XAside A runout etched

CXS148B Audio Matrix UTS123XB ☆side B runout etched

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 20 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960USCoronet Records CXS-148First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960USCoronet Records CX-148First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1961USCoronet Records CXS-148LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1962USCoronet Records CX-148LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1964USCoronet Records CXS 231LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1964UKWorld Record Club T 282 / World Record Club T. 282LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition
1969AustraliaW & G WG 25/S/5383LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
Year unknown13 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?UKEgmont Viking VK 034LP, AlbumLP, Album
?UKEgmont Viking VK 034LP, AlbumLP, Album
?UKEgmont Viking VK 034LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USSutton SSU 223LPLP
?USCelebrity Records UT 123XLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?USCelebrity Records UTS 123X / Celebrity Records UTS 123LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USCoronet Records CX 231 / Coronet Records CX-231LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?USCoronet Records CXS 148LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
?USCoronet Records CXS 148 / Coronet Records CXS-148LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USSutton SSU 223LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?USCoronet Records CXS-148LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USSutton SU 223LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?USSutton SU 223LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. A1Solid Gold Cadillac
  2. A2Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart
  3. A3Hit The Road To Dreamland
  4. A4That Certain Feeling
  5. A5Hong Kong Blues
  6. B1Haiti Blues
  7. B2The Thrill Is Gone
  8. B3By Myself Blues
  9. B4A Foggy Day
  10. B5Paris Blues

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Singing & Swinging are there?

20 vinyl pressings of Singing & Swinging are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1960 and 1969.

When was Singing & Swinging first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US. One of them is Coronet Records CXS-148.

How do I tell if my copy of Singing & Swinging is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CXS-148, CX-148) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 11-22-61 CXS 148A Audio Matrix ☆ UTS123XA and CXS148B Audio Matrix UTS123XB ☆. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Singing & Swinging on vinyl worth?

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.

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