Vinyl pressings
by Prince's Orchestra · 1920
Dardanella / Wild Flower Waltz was first pressed on vinyl in 1920. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1920, 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.
78839Side A label
78617Side B label
78839 224 20 3-AC-NSide A runout (partially beneath label) (variant 1)
78617 180 8-LC-RSide B runout (partially beneath label) (variant 1)
78839Label side A
78617Label side B
429 2-D-DI 78839Side A runout stamped under label [variant 1]
777 8-EB-L 78617Side B runout stamped under label [variant 1]
78839Side A label
78617Side B label
78839 2-B(?)G-BC 722Side A runout (partially beneath label)
78617 8-650 CC-HSIde B runout (partially beneath label)
78839 2-OB-Q 368Side A runout
78617 14 8-DE-N 378Side B runout
78839Side A label
78617Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | USA & Canada | Columbia A2851Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| 1920 | USA & Canada | Columbia A2851Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| 1920 | USA & Canada | Columbia A2851Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| 1920 | USA & Canada | Columbia A2851First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1920 | USA & Canada | Columbia A2851First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1920 | USA & Canada | Columbia A2851First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1920 | USA & Canada | Columbia A2851First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1920 | USA & Canada | Columbia A2851Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| 1920 | US | Columbia C3885Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue |
| 1920 | US | Columbia C3885Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Dardanella / Wild Flower Waltz are listed here, from 2 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1920, in USA & Canada. One of them is Columbia A2851, released February 20, 1920.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use A2851) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 78839 and 78617. 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.
