Vinyl pressings
by Rosemary Clooney · 1956
Blue Rose was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1956, 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.
XLP37684-1C..Side A runout, variant 1
XLP37685-1B.Side B runout, variant 1
XLP37685-1B..Side A runout, variant 2
XLP37684-1C.Side B runout, variant 2
XLP37685-1C IIIRunout, Side A stamped, 'III' etched
XLP37684-1C IIIRunout, Side B stamped, 'III' etched
XLP 37684Label, Side A
XLP 37685Label, Side B
XLP 37684
XLP 37685
XLP 37684-1C
XLP 37685-1C
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Canada | Columbia CL-872First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia CL 872 / Columbia CL-872First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia CL 872First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1956 | US | Columbia CL 872 / Columbia CL-872First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia CL 872 / Columbia CL-872First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia CL 872 / Columbia CL-872First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia CL 872First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia CL 872First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1956 | US | Columbia CL 872First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1956 | UK | Philips BBL 7090First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPJ 111LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | France | CBS CBS 84402LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Italy | Fabbri Editori GdJ 96LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1983 | Italy | Fabbri Editori GdJ 96LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | UK | Columbia CL 872 / Columbia PPAN CL872LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Columbia LPCB 31136LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | Columbia PRL 5003LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips B 07137 LLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Encore EN 13085 / Columbia Special Products EN 13085LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 872LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | CSP EN 13085 / CBS Special Products P 13085LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | CBS Special Products P 13085 / Columbia Special Products P 13085LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia Special Products P 13085LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
23 vinyl pressings of Blue Rose are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1956 and 2006.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Columbia CL 872, released May 21, 1956.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 872, BBL 7090, CL-872) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP37684-1C.. and XLP37685-1B.. 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.
