Vinyl pressings
by Red Nichols And His Five Pennies · 1960
Dixieland Dinner Dance was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1960, 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.
T1-1297-N-3Side A runout - variant 1
-T2-1297-N3 [anvil]Side B runout - variant 1
-T1-1297-D2 [anvil]Side A runout - variant 2
-T2-1297-N2 [anvil]Side B runout - variant 2
T1-1297Side A label
T2-1297Side B label
T1-1297-D1#2Side A Stamped
T2-1297-D2#2 S1Side B Stamped
T1-1297Side A Label
T2-1297Side B Label
ST1-1297-D4Side A runout
ST 2-1297-D4Side B runout
ST 1297Side A label
ST 1297Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Argentina | Capitol Records T 1297First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Canada | Capitol Records T-1297First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | South Africa | Capitol Records ST 1297First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Capitol Records T 1297First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Capitol Records ST-1297First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records T 1297LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records ST 1297LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | South Africa | Capitol Records ST 1297LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | South Africa | Capitol Records ST-1297LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records T 1297LP | LP |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records ST1297 / Capitol Records ST 1297LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Dixieland Dinner Dance are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1960 and 1962.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, Argentina, Canada, South Africa. One of them is Capitol Records T 1297.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 1297, ST-1297, T-1297, ST 1297) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1-1297-N-3 and -T2-1297-N3 [anvil]. 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.
