Vinyl pressings
by The George Shearing Quintet · 1959
Blue Chiffon was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 6 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.
- T 1-1 1 2 4-D 1#3 S1 [Anvil symbol]Side A runout, variant 1
- T 2 - 1 1 2 4 - D 1#2 [Anvil symbol]Side B runout, variant 1
- T1-1124-D1#3 S1 [Anvil symbol]Side A runout, variant 2
- T2-1124-D1#3 S1 [Anvil symbol]Side B runout, variant 2
-ST-1-1124-D5" [Anvil symbol] &Side A runout, variant 1
-ST-2-1124-D6 [Anvil symbol] &Side B runout, variant 1
-ST-1-1124-D5" [Anvil symbol] &Side A runout, variant 2
-ST-2-1124-D5#3 S1 [Anvil symbol] &Side B runout, variant 2
T1 1124-1N R 1Side A runout
T2 1124-1N A 12Side B runout
T1-1124-N2 [Anvil / Lathe symbol]Side A runout
T2-1124-D7 #5 S1 [Anvil / Lathe symbol]Side B runout
T1-1124Side A label
T2-1124Side B label
- T1-1124-D1 ☖Side A Stamped
- T2-1124-D1 #2 S1 ☖Side B Stamped
(Side A Label): T1.1124
(Side B Label): T2.1124
(Side A, stamped): - T1 - 1124-N 5'' - J
(Side B, stamped): - T2 - 1124-N 2 #2 [fat arrow]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Australia | Capitol Records T1124 / Capitol Records T-1124First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Canada | Capitol Records T 1124First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | New Zealand | Capitol Records T-1124First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | South Africa | Capitol Records T 1124First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1959 | UK | Capitol Records T 1124First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records ST1124 / Capitol Records ST-1124LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records T1124 / Capitol Records T-1124LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records T 1124 / Capitol Records T-1124First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records ST 1124 / Capitol Records ST-1124First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records ST-1124 / Capitol Records ST1124LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Capitol Records T 1124LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
11 vinyl pressings of Blue Chiffon are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1959 and 1962.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Capitol Records T 1124, released February 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 1124, ST 1124, T1124, T-1124) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, - T 1-1 1 2 4-D 1#3 S1 [Anvil symbol] and - T 2 - 1 1 2 4 - D 1#2 [Anvil symbol]. 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.
