Vinyl pressings
by Sonny Terry · 1952
Harmonica & Vocal Solos was first pressed on vinyl in 1952. 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 1952, 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.
FP-35-A FP Sonny Terry A [the Plastylite "Ear"] 3TA-side runout, etched
FP-35-B FP Sonny Terry [the Plastylite "Ear"] 3TB-side runout, etched
[the Plastylite "Ear"]A+B side runout fragment, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | US | Folkways Records FP 35First yearLP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | UK | Topic Records 10T30LP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| 1958 | UK | Topic Records 12T30LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | US | Folkways Records FA 2035LP, 10", Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Folkways Records FA 2035LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Folkways Records FA 2035LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | Topic Records 12T30LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Storyville SLP-4008LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Folkways Records FTS 32035 / Folkways Records FA 2035LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1983 | Spain | Folkways Records JB 54.9197LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Ricordi FP 35LP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
11 vinyl pressings of Harmonica & Vocal Solos are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1952 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1952, in US. One of them is Folkways Records FP 35.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FP 35) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FP-35-A FP Sonny Terry A [the Plastylite "Ear"] 3T and FP-35-B FP Sonny Terry [the Plastylite "Ear"] 3T. 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.
