Vinyl pressings
by Stan Kenton · 1958
The Ballad Style Of Stan Kenton 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.
9 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 4 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.
T1-1068-D3 ["anvil" stamp]Side A runout, var. 1
T2-1068-D5 #3 ["anvil" stamp]Side B runout, var. 1
T1-1068-D1#2 ["anvil" stamp]Side A runout, var. 2
T2-1068-D5"#2 ["anvil" stamp]Side B runout, var. 2
T1-1068-D3Side A runout, variant 1
T2-1068-D15 #4 S1Side B runout, variant 1
- T1-1068-D3 [“Anvil” logo]Side A runout, variant 2
- T2-1068-D15 #4 Beca S1 [“Anvil” logo]Side B runout, variant 2
ST-1 (scratched out)-1068-D6 <}Side 1 Runout Stamped
ST-2-1068-D9 2 <}Side 2 Runout Stamped
ST1-1068Side 1 Label
ST2-1068Side 2 Label
St-1-1068-D13 2 G☆Runout side A complete
ST-2-1068-D2 2S7 P ☆ 12Runout side B complete
Side 1: [stamped:] ST1 1068-D28 1 A
Side 2: [etched:] ST-2-1068-D28 [stamped:] 2S/ GO 13 ✱
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 | Argentina | Capitol Records T-1068 / Capitol Records T1068First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Canada | Capitol Records T-1068First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 1068First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1958 | UK | Capitol Records ST 1068First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | UK | Capitol Records ST 1068First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | Capitol Records T 1068First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1958 | US | Capitol Records T-1068 / Capitol Records T1068First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Capitol Records T-1068 / Capitol Records T1068First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Capitol Records ST 1068First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records ST1068 / Capitol Records ST-1068LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records ST 1068LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records T 1068 / Capitol Records T-1068LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | UK | Capitol Records EMS 1248 / Capitol Records 26 1311 1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Creative World ST 1068LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Creative World ST 1068LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Creative World ST 1068 / Creative World ST-1068LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-1068LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of The Ballad Style Of Stan Kenton are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1958 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Argentina, Canada. One of them is Capitol Records T-1068, released October 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T-1068, ST 1068, T 1068) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1-1068-D3 ["anvil" stamp] and T2-1068-D5 #3 ["anvil" stamp]. 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.
