Vinyl pressings
by Sarah Vaughan · 1955
Sarah Vaughan In Hi-Fi was first pressed on vinyl in 1955. 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 1955, 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.
XLP36515-1L.Runout side A, variant 1
XLP36516-1D. IIIIIIIRunout side B, variant 1
XLP36515-1K.Runout side A, variant 2
XLP36516-1D. IIIIIRunout side B, variant 2
XLP36515-1BRunout variant 1, side A
XLP36516-1BRunout variant 1, side B
XLP36515-1AARunout variant 2, side A
XLP36516-1DRunout variant 2, side B
XLP36515-1GRunout side A
XLP36516-1ERunout side B
XLP 36515Side A label
XLP 36516Side B label
XLP 36515Side A label
XLP 36516Side B label
XLP36515-1BSide A runout
XLP36516-1BSide B runout
x"Lp" 36515Side A label
x"Lp" 36516Side B label
XLP36515-1E .Side A runout
XLP36516-1D .Side B runout
x"Lp" 36515Side A label
x"Lp" 36516Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Brazil | Columbia LPCB 31069 / Columbia LPCB - 31069First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1955 | Canada | Columbia CL 745First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 745First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 745First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 745First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 745First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 745First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 745 / Columbia Records, Inc. XLP 36515First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 745First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 745First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Australia | Coronet KLP 501LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Japan | CBS TYM-3002-CLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP-50228LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPU-89LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | US | CSP P 13084 / Columbia Special Products P 13084LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1976 | US | Columbia Special Products EN 13084LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AP 1419LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Europe | Columbia CL 745 / Columbia PPAN CL 745LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| 2006 | Unknown | Columbia PPAN CL 745LP, Limited Edition, Remastered, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono, Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Remastered, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Africa | CBS ALD,6031LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 745LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
21 vinyl pressings of Sarah Vaughan In Hi-Fi are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1955 and 2006.
The earliest pressings are from 1955, in US, Brazil, Canada. One of them is Columbia CL 745, released December 1955.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 745, LPCB 31069) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP36515-1L. and XLP36516-1D. IIIIIII. 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.
