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Red NicholsMeet The Five Pennies

Vinyl pressings

Meet The Five Pennies

by Red Nichols · 1959

16 pressings7 countriesDixielandRagtimeJazz

Meet The Five Pennies was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. 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 Meet The Five Pennies

8 pressings came out in 1959, 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.

US

1959
Label and catalog number
Capitol Records T1228
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

T1-1228 D2 #4Side A Label

T2-1288 N4 #2Side B Label

Full details of this pressing

US

1959
Label and catalog number
Capitol Records T1228
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

T1-1228 D2 #4Side A Label

T2-1288 N4 #2Side B Label

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 16 vinyl pressings

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

1950s8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1959CanadaCapitol Records T1228First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1959UKCapitol Records T 1228First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1959USCapitol Records ST1228First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1959USCapitol Records T1228First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959USCapitol Records ST1228First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1959USCapitol Records ST1228First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1959USCapitol Records T1228First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959USCapitol Records T1228First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1960s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960GermanyCapitol Records K 83 187 / Capitol Records T 1228LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1960GermanyCapitol Records K 83 187 / Capitol Records T 1228LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1960ItalyCapitol Records ST1228LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1970s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1976AustraliaWorld Record Club R-03123 / World Record Club R. 03123LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition, Colored vinylLP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition, Colored vinyl
1977AustraliaWorld Record Club R-03123 / World Record Club R. 03123LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition
1978AustraliaWorld Record Club R-03123 / World Record Club R. 03123LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition, Colored vinylLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition, Colored vinyl
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980AustraliaWorld Record Club R-03123 / World Record Club R. 03123LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition, Colored vinylLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition, Colored vinyl
Year unknown1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?IndiaCapitol Records T1228LP, StereoLP, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Eccentric
  2. A2Allah's Holiday
  3. A3Battle Hymn Of The Republic
  4. A4Lullaby In Ragtime
  5. A5Indiana
  6. B1Margie
  7. B2When The Saints Go Marching In
  8. B3Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble
  9. B4The Five Pennies
  10. B5Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Meet The Five Pennies are there?

16 vinyl pressings of Meet The Five Pennies are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1959 and 1980.

When was Meet The Five Pennies first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Capitol Records ST1228.

How do I tell if my copy of Meet The Five Pennies is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST1228, T1228, T 1228) 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 Meet The Five Pennies 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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