Vinyl pressings
by Pee Wee Hunt And His Orchestra · 1948
Twelfth Street Rag 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.
6 pressings came out in 1948, 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.
3330-1D-13A side runout variant 1
3331-1D-7 11B side runout variant 1
3330-1D-135 16A side runout variant 2
3331-0D-6 9 16 [Anvil symbol]B side runout variant 2
3330-1D-13A side runout variant 1
3331-1D-7 11B side runout variant 1
3330-1D-6 5 [Anvil symbol] 8A side runout variant 2
3331-1D-7 2 [Anvil symbol] 14B side runout variant 2
3330-1D7 5 ☆ 6Side A runout; stamped
3331-1D2 2 ☆ 27Side B runout; stamped
CAP 3330-1D-13 UC [Logo Stamp] CT 3Stamped, Side A [Variant 1]
CAP 3331-1D-6 UC [Logo Stamp] CTStamped, Side B [Variant 1]
CAP 3330-1D-13 C [Logo Stamp] CTStamped, Side A [Variant 2]
CA CAP 3331-1D-6 N [Logo Stamp] CT 1Stamped, Side B [Variant 2]
CAP CA 3330-1D-13 1B CT 6A side runout
CA CAP 3331-1D-6 1A CT 6B side runout
CAP.3330A side label
CAP.3331B side label
3330-1D-13Side A runout
3331-1D-7Side B runout
3330Side A label
3331Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Sweden | Capitol Records C 15105First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1948 | UK | Capitol Records CL 13002First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1948 | UK | Capitol Records CL.13002First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1948 | US | Capitol Records 15105First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1948 | US | Capitol Records 15105First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1948 | US | Capitol Records 15105First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1949 | Canada | Capitol Records 78-123 / Capitol Records C123Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1949 | US | Capitol Records F6897", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | UK | Capitol Records CL.13002Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| 1955 | UK | Capitol Records CL.13002Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| 1957 | UK | Capitol Records CL. 13002Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records 1237", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records C-123Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| ? | Denmark | Telefunken Capitol A 18000Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Finland | Capitol Records CL 13002Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Netherlands | Capitol Records 15105Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| ? | Netherlands | Telefunken Capitol 15105Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Norway | Capitol Records C 15105Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Sweden | Capitol Records C 15105Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Sweden | Capitol Records C 15105Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Switzerland | Telefunken Capitol CL 15105Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Switzerland | Capitol Records CL 15105Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| ? | Switzerland | Telefunken Capitol CL 15105Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records CL 13002Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records CL 13002Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records CL 13002Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
30 vinyl pressings of Twelfth Street Rag are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1948 and 1957.
The earliest pressings are from 1948, in US, UK, Sweden. One of them is Capitol Records 15105, released June 1948.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 15105, CL 13002, CL.13002, C 15105) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 3330-1D-13 and 3331-1D-7 11. 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.
