Vinyl pressings
by Ray Anthony & His Orchestra · 1950
Arthur Murray Swing Fox Trots was first pressed on vinyl in 1950. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1950, 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.
CAP F1-546 X Manufactured in Germany P.-A.A side runout
CAP F2-546 X Manufactured in Germany P.-A.B side runout
CAP F3-546 X Manufactured in Germany P.-A.C side runout
CAP F4-546 X Manufactured in Germany P.-A.D side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Germany | Capitol Records EBF 546First year7", 45 RPM, Album, EP | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP |
| 1954 | Australia | Capitol Records CLP-035 / Capitol Records CLP 035LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1954 | US | Capitol Records H-546 / Capitol Records H546LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | UK | Capitol Records EMS 1247LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Capitol Records H 546LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records H-546LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | South Africa | Capitol Records LC 669210", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album |
| ? | US | Capitol Records 5467", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | US | Capitol Records T-546LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Capitol Records 5467", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
10 vinyl pressings of Arthur Murray Swing Fox Trots are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1950 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1950, in Germany. One of them is Capitol Records EBF 546.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EBF 546) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CAP F1-546 X Manufactured in Germany P.-A. and CAP F2-546 X Manufactured in Germany P.-A.. 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.
