Vinyl pressings
by Sam Freed · 1946
Capitol Presents Your Favorite Strauss Waltzes was first pressed on vinyl in 1946. 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 1946, 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-271-3A1#2 A-2478A side stamped [except A-2478] variant 1
CAP-395-3A1#2 A-2472B side stamped [except A-2472] variant 1
CAP-270-4A-2#2 A-2476C side stamped [except A-2476] variant 1
299-3A #3D side stamped variant 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | US | Capitol Records BD-22 / Capitol Records BD 22First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album |
| 1949 | US | Capitol Records ADF-2009 / Capitol Records ADF 20097", 45 RPM, Album, Box Set | 7", 45 RPM, Album, Box Set |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Canada | Capitol Records H-223 / Capitol Records H223LP, 10", Reissue | LP, 10", Reissue |
| 1950 | US | Capitol Records H-223 / Capitol Records H223LP, 10", Reissue | LP, 10", Reissue |
| 1950 | US | Capitol Records CCF-223 / Capitol Records CCF 2237", 45 RPM, Album, Box Set | 7", 45 RPM, Album, Box Set |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | Capitol Records L223 / Capitol Records L.223LP, 10", Reissue | LP, 10", Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | Capitol Records L223 / Capitol Records L.223LP, 10", Reissue | LP, 10", Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records EBF 2237", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Capitol Records CC-223Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album |
| ? | US | Capitol Records EBF 223 / Capitol Records ALBUM EBF-2237", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Mono, Box Set · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of Capitol Presents Your Favorite Strauss Waltzes are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1946 and 1950.
The earliest pressings are from 1946, in US. One of them is Capitol Records BD-22, released February 1946.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BD-22) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CAP-271-3A1#2 A-2478 and CAP-395-3A1#2 A-2472. 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.
