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The Andrews SistersHold Tight - Hold Tight (Want Some Seafood, Mama?) / Billy Boy

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Hold Tight - Hold Tight (Want Some Seafood, Mama?) / Billy Boy

by The Andrews Sisters · 1938

12 pressings7 countriesVocalPop

Hold Tight - Hold Tight was first pressed on vinyl in 1938. 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 Hold Tight - Hold Tight

3 pressings came out in 1938, 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.

US

1938
Label and catalog number
Decca 2214
Format
Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
Runout / matrix

64757Side A Label

64758Side B Label

64757A -IA side

64768A IIXB side

Full details of this pressing

US

1938
Label and catalog number
Decca 2214
Format
Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
Runout / matrix

(64757)Side A Label

(64758)Side B Label

Full details of this pressing

Australia

1938
Label and catalog number
Decca X1662
Format
Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
Runout / matrix

64757A MD2751Side A runout

64768A MD2752Side B runout

64757Side A label

64758Side B 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 12 vinyl pressings

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

1930s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1938AustraliaDecca X1662First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1938USDecca 2214First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1938USDecca 2214First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1939GermanyBrunswick A 81997Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1939UKBrunswick 02717Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
Year unknown7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?FranceBrunswick 505.204Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
?FranceBrunswick 505.204Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
?GermanyBrunswick A 81997Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
?NorwayBrunswick Nr. 603033Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
?Protectorate of Bohemia and MoraviaBrunswick c 81997Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, RepressShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress
?UKDecca M.30208Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single, Mono · MonoShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono
?UKBrunswick 02717Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM

Tracklist

  1. AHold Tight - Hold Tight (Want Some Seafood, Mama?)
  2. BBilly Boy

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Hold Tight - Hold Tight are there?

12 vinyl pressings of Hold Tight - Hold Tight are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1938 and 1939.

When was Hold Tight - Hold Tight first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1938, in US, Australia. One of them is Decca 2214.

How do I tell if my copy of Hold Tight - Hold Tight is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2214, X1662) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 64757 and 64758. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Hold Tight - Hold Tight 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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