Vinyl pressings
by Percy Faith & His Orchestra · 1954
Kismet was first pressed on vinyl in 1954. 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 1954, the album's first year, in 4 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.
XLP30917-1DSide A Runout - Variant 1
XLP30918-1CSide B Runout - Variant 1
XLP30917-1BSide A Runout - Variant 2
XLP30918-1BSide B Runout - Variant 2
LP30919-1BSide A runout
LP30920-1BSide B runout
"Lp" 30919Side A label
"Lp" 30920Side B label
LP30919-1D / LP30920-1D
("Lp"30919) / ("Lp"30920)Label sides
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Canada | Columbia CL 6275First yearLP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | Canada | Columbia CL 550First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | US | Columbia CL 6275First yearLP, 10", Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, 10", Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1954 | UK | Philips BBL 7029First yearLP | LP |
| 1954 | Brazil | Columbia LPCB 31.000First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | US | Columbia CL 550First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Brazil | Discos CBS 138038LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Columbia LPCB-31000LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 550LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 8642LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 550LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 550LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 550LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 550LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 8642LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Kismet are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1954 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1954, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada. One of them is Columbia CL 550, released February 15, 1954.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 550, CL 6275, BBL 7029, LPCB 31.000) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP30917-1D and XLP30918-1C. 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.
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