Vinyl pressings
by Sugar Chile Robinson · 1949
Numbers Boogie / After School Blues was first pressed on vinyl in 1949. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1949, 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.
4724-1D2 ✰Side A runout stamped
4723-1D1 ✰Side B runout stamped
4724-1D-1#2 7 (ANVIL)Side A runout stamped
4723-1D2 1 10 (ANVIL)Side B runout stamped
4724-1D1 WRunout, side A
4723-1D6#³ ✰ WRunout, side B
(4724) YLabel, side A
(4723) ZLabel, side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Netherlands | Capitol Records C 57-70037First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1949 | Sweden | Capitol Records C 57-70037First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1949 | US | Capitol Records 57-70037First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Denmark | Capitol Records 57-70037Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | France | Telefunken Capitol 437Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Germany | Telefunken Capitol C 80094Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Netherlands | Capitol Records C57-70037Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Misprint, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Misprint, Repress |
| ? | Netherlands | Capitol Records C57-70037Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| ? | Netherlands | Capitol Records C 57-70037Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| ? | Norway | Capitol Records C 57-70037Shellac, 10" | Shellac, 10" |
| ? | Norway | Capitol Records C 57-70037Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| ? | Sweden | Capitol Records C 70037Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Sweden | Capitol Records C 57-70037Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Switzerland | Telefunken Capitol CL 80094Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Switzerland | Capitol Records CL 80094Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | US | Capitol Records 54-700377", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
16 vinyl pressings of Numbers Boogie / After School Blues are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1949, in US, Netherlands, Sweden. One of them is Capitol Records 57-70037.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 57-70037, C 57-70037) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 4724-1D2 ✰ and 4723-1D1 ✰. 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.
