Vinyl pressings
by The George Shearing Quintet · 1959
Latin Affair 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.
3 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year. 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.
T1-1275-N 2'' ' A I ^ 1S ["Anvil / Lathe" symbol]Side A runout, variant 1
T2-1275-N 1'' #2 ["Anvil / Lathe" symbol]Side B runout, variant 1
- T1-1275-V2"#4 1S ["Anvil / Lathe" symbol]Side A runout, variant 2
- T2-1275-D2" 1S ["Anvil / Lathe" symbol]Side B runout, variant 2
ST1-1275Side A label
ST2-1275Side B label
T1-1275-N2"#3 1S [Anvil symbol]Side A runout
T2-1275-D2#2 [Anvil symbol]Side B runout
T1-1275Side A label
T2-1275Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records T1275 / Capitol Records T-1275First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records ST-1275 / Capitol Records ST 1275First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records T 1275 / Capitol Records T-1275First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | Capitol Records ST 1275LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | Australia | Capitol Records T 1275 / Capitol Records T-1275LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 1275LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | Canada | Capitol Records T 1275LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Japan | Capitol Records 2LP 120LP, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 1960 | UK | Capitol Records ST 1275LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | UK | Capitol Records T 1275LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Capitol Records ST-1275LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records T1275 / Capitol Records T-1275LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records ST 1275 / Capitol Records ST-1275LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | World Record Club ST. 598 / World Record Club T 598LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1967 | UK | World Record Club T. 598 / World Record Club T 598LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | US | Pausa Records PR 9065 / Pausa Records 9065LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST 1275 / Capitol Records ST-1275LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Latin Affair are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1959 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US. One of them is Capitol Records T1275, released November 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T1275, ST-1275, T 1275) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1-1275-N 2'' ' A I ^ 1S ["Anvil / Lathe" symbol] and T2-1275-N 1'' #2 ["Anvil / Lathe" 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.
