US
1958- Label and catalog number
- RCA Victor LBY-1012
- Format
- LP, Album · Rockaway Pressing
- Runout / matrix
J1 CP4548 3S A1 RA side runout
J1 CP4549-1S RB side runout
J1CP-4548A side label
J1CP-4549B side label
Vinyl pressings
by Shirley Temple · 1958
Walt Disney's Bambi Also The Tootlepipers' Zoo was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 2 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.
J1 CP4548 3S A1 RA side runout
J1 CP4549-1S RB side runout
J1CP-4548A side label
J1CP-4549B side label
J1 CPA4549-25
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Canada | RCA Victor LBY 1012First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | RCA Victor LBY-1012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Canada | RCA Camden CAS 1012(e)LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1960 | Canada | RCA Camden CL-50001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1960 | Canada | RCA Camden CAL 1012 / RCA Camden CAL-1012LP | LP |
| 1960 | US | RCA Camden CAL 1012LP | LP |
| 1960 | US | RCA Camden CAL 1012 / RCA Camden CAL-1012LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | RCA Camden CAS-1012(e)LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | RCA Camden CAS-1012(e) / RCA Camden CAS-1012(e) RELP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Trinidad & Tobago | RCA Camden CAL-1012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Walt Disney's Bambi Also The Tootlepipers' Zoo are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1958 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, Canada. One of them is RCA Victor LBY-1012.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LBY-1012, LBY 1012) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, J1 CP4548 3S A1 R and J1 CP4549-1S R. 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.