US
November 1955- Label and catalog number
- Caedmon Records TC 1045
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
TC 1045 A LB5 ABRunout Side A
TC 1045 B ABRunout Side B
TC-1045-ALabel Side A
TC-1045-BLabel Side B
Vinyl pressings
by T. S. Eliot · 1955
T. S. Eliot Reading Poems And Choruses was first pressed on vinyl in 1955. 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 1955, the album's first year, in 2 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.
TC 1045 A LB5 ABRunout Side A
TC 1045 B ABRunout Side B
TC-1045-ALabel Side A
TC-1045-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | UK | Caedmon Records TC 1045First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1955 | US | Caedmon Records TC 1045First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1955 | US | Caedmon Records TC 1045First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1956 | US | Caedmon Records TC 1045LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Caedmon Records TC 1045LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | US | Caedmon Records TC 1045LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Caedmon Records TC 1045LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Caedmon Records TC 1045LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Caedmon Records TC 1045LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Caedmon Records TC 1045LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | USA & Canada | Caedmon Records TC 1045LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of T. S. Eliot Reading Poems And Choruses are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1955 and 1962.
The earliest pressings are from 1955, in US, UK. One of them is Caedmon Records TC 1045, released November 1955.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TC 1045) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TC 1045 A LB5 AB and TC 1045 B AB. 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.