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Persuasive Percussion Volume 3 by The Command All-Stars, album cover

Vinyl pressings

Persuasive Percussion Volume 3

by The Command All-Stars · 1960

21 pressings9 countriesBig BandJazzLatin

Persuasive Percussion Volume 3 was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. 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 Persuasive Percussion Volume 3

12 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 5 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

1960
Label and catalog number
Command RS 817 SD
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Gatefold
Runout / matrix

RS - 817 SDA - ISSVariant #1 A-Side Runout Etching

RS - 817 SDB - ISSVariant #1 B-Side Runout Etching

RS - 817 SDA - ISS 1Variant #2 A-Side Runout Etching

RS 817 SDB - ISS 1Variant #2 B-Side Runout Etching

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US

1960
Label and catalog number
Command RS 817 SD
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

1060 RS-817 SDAA-ILS P17[Variant 1] Side A - etched

1060 RS-817 SDBB-ILS P17[Variant 1] Side B - etched

1060 RS-817 SDAA -ILAD LW P17[Variant 2] Side A - etched

1060 R.S. 817 SD BB-ILAD LW P17[Variant 2] Side B - etched

Full details of this pressing

US

1960
Label and catalog number
Command RS 817 SD
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Indianapolis Pressing
Runout / matrix

RS817SD-1K P17Side A Runout Etched

SIDE I AA ɪ A1Side A Runout Stamped

RS-817SD-1K P17Side B Runout Etched

SIDE II BB ɪ A3Side B Runout Stamped

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 21 vinyl pressings

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

1960s15 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960CanadaCommand RS 817 SD / Sparton RS 817 SDFirst yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1960CanadaCommand RS 33-817 / Sparton RS 33-817First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1960FranceCommand CSDF 80019 / La Voix De Son Maître CSDF 80019First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1960GermanyCommand 298 018First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1960IndiaCommand RS. 817-S.D. / Command RS 817 SDFirst yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1960USCommand RS 817 SDFirst yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960USCommand RS 33 817First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1960USCommand RS 817 SDFirst yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960USCommand RS 817 SDFirst yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960USCommand RS 817 SDFirst yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960USCommand RS 817 SD / Command RS 817-S.D.First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960USCommand RS 817 SDFirst yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1961UKLondon Records SAH-Z 6219LP, AlbumLP, Album
1965SpainCommand HCMS 281-11 / Hispavox HCMS 281-11LP, AlbumLP, Album
1965SpainCommand RS 33-817 SDLP, AlbumLP, Album
1970s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1972USCommand RS 817 SD / Command RS 817-S.D.LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1978CanadaCommand SPC-3628 / Pickwick SPC-3628LP, Album, Reissue, RemasteredLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
1978USCommand SPC-3628 / Pickwick SPC-3628LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
Year unknown3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?BrazilCommand RS 817 SD / Musidisc XTO - 10.007LP, AlbumLP, Album
?BrazilCommand SM-107 / Musidisc ST-XTO - 10.007LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?TaiwanHae Shan Records CS-3LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · UnofficialLP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial

Tracklist

  1. A1Moments To Remember3:18
  2. A2All The Way2:38
  3. A3Theme From Polovetzian Dances4:10
  4. A4Perdido2:39
  5. A5Come Rain Or Come Shine3:17
  6. A6Hawaiian War Chant2:23
  7. B1One For My Baby3:03
  8. B2Kashmiri Song3:35
  9. B3When Your Lover Has Gone3:12
  10. B4Bingo Bango Bongo Baby3:04
  11. B5Autumn In New York3:00
  12. B6Don't Worry About Me2:50

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Persuasive Percussion Volume 3 are there?

21 vinyl pressings of Persuasive Percussion Volume 3 are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1960 and 1978.

When was Persuasive Percussion Volume 3 first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, Canada, France, Germany and more. One of them is Command RS 817 SD.

How do I tell if my copy of Persuasive Percussion Volume 3 is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RS 817 SD, RS 33 817, RS 33-817, CSDF 80019) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Persuasive Percussion Volume 3 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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