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Percy Faith Plays Continental Music

by Percy Faith · 1953

13 pressings8 countriesJazzStage & Screen

Percy Faith Plays Continental Music was first pressed on vinyl in 1953. 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 Percy Faith Plays Continental Music

2 pressings came out in 1953, 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

August 31, 1953
Label and catalog number
Columbia CL 525
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

XLP15027-2Gside A runout stamped (Variant 1)

XLP15028-1Lside B runout stamped (Variant 1)

XLP15027-2ERunout Side A {stamped} (Variant 2)

XLP15028-1HRunout Side B {stamped} (Variant 2)

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 13 vinyl pressings

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

1950s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1953USColumbia CL 525First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1953USColumbia CL 525First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1954BrazilColumbia 31004LP, AlbumLP, Album
1954NetherlandsPhilips B 07631 R10", LP10", LP
Year unknown9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?BrazilColumbia LPCB-31.004LP, AlbumLP, Album
?CanadaColumbia CL 525LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?ItalyPhilips B 07631 R10", LP10", LP
?NorwayPhilips B 07631 R10", LP10", LP
?SpainPhilips B 07631 R10", LP10", LP
?UKPhilips BBR 8063LP, 10"LP, 10"
?USColumbia CL 525LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?USColumbia CL 525LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?USColumbia CL 525LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. A1Mademoiselle De Paree
  2. A2Symphony
  3. A3Vola Colomba
  4. A4In Love
  5. A5Suddenly
  6. A6Petite Bolero
  7. B1La Ronde
  8. B2Many Times
  9. B3If You Said Goodbye
  10. B4April In Portugal
  11. B5Under The Bridges Of Paris
  12. B6Sympatico

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Percy Faith Plays Continental Music are there?

13 vinyl pressings of Percy Faith Plays Continental Music are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1953 and 1954.

When was Percy Faith Plays Continental Music first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1953, in US. One of them is Columbia CL 525, released August 31, 1953.

How do I tell if my copy of Percy Faith Plays Continental Music is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 525) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Percy Faith Plays Continental Music 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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