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Vinyl pressings

Cocktails For Two / Chloe

by Spike Jones And His City Slickers · 1945

18 pressings9 countriesNoveltyPop

Cocktails For Two / Chloe was first pressed on vinyl in 1945. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Cocktails For Two / Chloe

3 pressings came out in 1945, 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.

UK

1945
Label and catalog number
His Master's Voice B.D.1107
Format
Shellac, 10", 78 RPM · TT
Runout / matrix

20-1628 AA side runout stamped

D4-AB-1056A side label

D5-VB-1011B side label

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Australia

1945
Label and catalog number
His Master's Voice E.A. 4238
Format
Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
Runout / matrix

D4 AB 1056Side A runout

D5 VB 1011Side B runout

D4-AB-1056Side A label

D5-VB-1011Side B label

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Switzerland

1945
Label and catalog number
His Master's Voice HE 2579
Format
Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
Runout / matrix

D4-AB-1056A label

D5-VB-1011B label

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 18 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1940s7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1945AustraliaHis Master's Voice E.A. 4238First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1945SwitzerlandHis Master's Voice HE 2579First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1945UKHis Master's Voice B.D.1107First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1946UKHis Master's Voice B.D.1107Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, RepressShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress
1947UKHis Master's Voice B.D.1107Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, RepressShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress
1948UKHis Master's Voice B.D.1107Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, RepressShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress
1948UKHis Master's Voice B.D.1107Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, RepressShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress
1950s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1951UKHis Master's Voice B.D.1107Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, RepressShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress
1955GermanyRCA 447-01737", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue
1955USRCA Victor 447-01737", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue
Year unknown8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?CanadaRCA Victor 420-0173Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, ReissueShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue
?NetherlandsHis Master's Voice B.D. 1107Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
?NorwayHis Master's Voice A. L. S. 5003Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
?SwedenHis Master's Voice BD 1107Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
?USRCA Victor 27-00307", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
?USRCA Victor 27-00307", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
?USRCA Victor 42-0030Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, ReissueShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue
?USRCA Victor 27-00307", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single

Tracklist

  1. ACocktails For Two
  2. BChloe

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Cocktails For Two / Chloe are there?

18 vinyl pressings of Cocktails For Two / Chloe are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1945 and 1955.

When was Cocktails For Two / Chloe first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1945, in UK, Australia, Switzerland. One of them is His Master's Voice B.D.1107.

How do I tell if my copy of Cocktails For Two / Chloe is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use B.D.1107, E.A. 4238, HE 2579) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 20-1628 A and D4-AB-1056. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Cocktails For Two / Chloe on vinyl worth?

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.

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