Vinyl pressings
by Pete Fountain · 1962
Presenting Pete Fountain With Al Hirt - Bourbon… was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1962, 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.
781722 V 1A (V 1 is etched, there is also an additional 1 etched below the master number)
781732 V 1B (V 1 is etched, there is also an additional 1 etched above the press ID)
MG8172T5 1A1A side stamped
MG8173T1 1A1B side stamped
MG 8172A side label
MG 8173◉B side label
MG8172T1 2/Side A runout stamped
MG8173T4 2ISide B runout stamped
CRL 57389Side A label
CRL 57389◆Side B label
7 8172 4 2 ・・Side A runout
7 8173 4 2・・Side B runout
7-8172Side A label
7-8173◆Side B label
297109 A Made in Germany ○ A2-1S A 7A runout
297019 B Made in Germany ○ A2-1S BB runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Canada | Coral CRL 757389First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Coral CRL 757389First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Coral CRL 57389First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Coral CRL 57389First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Coral CRL 757389First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Germany | Coral 97 019 / Coral LPCM 97 019First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Germany | Coral 297 019 / Coral SLPCM 297 019First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | Coral CL-30,730LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Coral LVA 9154LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Coral CRL 57389LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of Presenting Pete Fountain With Al Hirt - Bourbon… are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, Germany, Canada. One of them is Coral CRL 757389.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CRL 757389, CRL 57389, 97 019, 297 019) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 781722 V 1 and 781732 V 1. 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.
