Vinyl pressings
by Teresa Brewer · 1950
Copenhagen / Music! Music! Music! was first pressed on vinyl in 1950. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1950, 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.
50023A 1S B1A side runout, etched, variant 1
50023B 1S A1B side runout, etched, variant 1
50023A 2S A1A side runout, etched, variant 2
50023B 1S A2B side runout, etched, variant 2
DLG-50119Side A, runout
DLG-50120Side B, runout
DLG-50119Side A, label
DLG-50120Side B, label
FF1698-1 DLG 50119A side runout, etched
FF 1699-1 DLG 50120B side runout, etched
FF.1698A side label
FF.1699B side label
DLG-50119A side etched
DLG-50120B side etched
DLG-50119A side label
DLG-50120B side label
DLG-50119Side A label
DLG-50120Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Canada | London Records 604First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1950 | Canada | London Records 604First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1950 | UK | London Records L.604First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1950 | UK | London Records L.604First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1950 | UK | London Records L.604First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1950 | UK | London Records L.604Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| 1950 | UK | London Records L.604First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1950 | UK | London Records L.604First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1950 | UK | London Records L.604First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1950 | US | London Records 30023First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1950 | US | London Records 604First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1950 | US | London Records 604First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1950 | US | London Records 30023First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1950 | US | London Records 604First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1950 | US | London Records 604First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | Decca 60.472Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | France | Decca MU60472Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Netherlands | Decca M 32844Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | US | London Records 45 LON 110187", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
20 vinyl pressings of Copenhagen / Music! Music! Music! are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1950, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is London Records 30023.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 30023, 604, L.604) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 50023A 1S B1 and 50023B 1S A1. 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.
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