Vinyl pressings
by The Choir Of The Temple Church · 1927
Hear My Prayer was first pressed on vinyl in 1927. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1927, 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.
CR1020IIIΔ 0R 04919 3Side A Runout, variant 1
CR1021IIIΔ HA 04920 19Side B Runout, variant 1
CR1020IIIΔ AA 04919 7Side A Runout, variant 2
CR1021IIΔ HD 04920 6Side B Runout, variant 2
04919Label side A
04920Label side B
CR1020 Δ IIIA R 04919Side A runout [stamped]
CR1021 Δ IIIA L 04920Side B runout [stamped]
(04919)Side A label
(04920)Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | Australia | His Master's Voice C. 1329First yearShellac, 12", 78 RPM | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM |
| 1927 | Canada | Victor 35856First yearShellac, 12", 78 RPM | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM |
| 1927 | UK | His Master's Voice C 1329First yearShellac, 12", 78 RPM | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM |
| 1927 | UK | His Master's Voice C 1329First yearShellac, 12", 78 RPM | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Electrola E.H. 79Shellac, 12", 78 RPM | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM |
| ? | Ireland | His Master's Voice 7P (I) 1117", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice 7P 1117", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice 7P 1117", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice 7P1117", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice 7P 1117", 45 RPM, Reissue, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice 7P 1117", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice C. 1329Shellac, 12", 78 RPM | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice C.1329Shellac, 12", 78 RPM | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice 7P 111 / His Master's Voice 7P1117", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | RCA Victor 35856Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress |
15 vinyl pressings of Hear My Prayer are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1927, in UK, Australia, Canada. One of them is His Master's Voice C 1329.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C 1329, C. 1329, 35856) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CR1020IIIΔ 0R 04919 3 and CR1021IIIΔ HA 04920 19. 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.
