UK
September 1928- Label and catalog number
- Columbia 4962
- Format
- Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
- Runout / matrix
A 7521A side label
A 7522B side label
Vinyl pressings
by Sophie Tucker · 1928
My Yiddishe Momme was first pressed on vinyl in 1928. 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 1928, 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.
A 7521A side label
A 7522B side label
A 7521.A side label
A 7522.B side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | UK | Columbia 4962First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1928 | UK | Columbia 4962First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Canada | Decca 23982Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1947 | US | Decca 23982Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1947 | US | Decca 23982Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1948 | UK | Brunswick 03904Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | US | Decca 9-239827", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Columbia C. 4962Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Netherlands | Columbia 4962Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Netherlands | Columbia 4962Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | UK | Columbia 4962Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| ? | UK | Decca BM 03904Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
12 vinyl pressings of My Yiddishe Momme are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1928 and 1950.
The earliest pressings are from 1928, in UK. One of them is Columbia 4962, released September 1928.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4962) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A 7521 and A 7522. 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.