Vinyl pressings
by The George Shearing Quintet · 1961
Satin Affair was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. 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 1961, 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.
T1-1628-N1 [Anvil symbol]Side A runout, variant 1
T2-1628-D7 [Anvil symbol]Side B runout, variant 1
T1-1628-D1 [Anvil symbol]Side A runout, variant 2
T2-1628-D2 [Anvil symbol]Side B runout, variant 2
ST-1-1628-N5 ["Anvil / Lathe" symbol]Runout side A
S T2-1628-D1 ["Anvil / Lathe" symbol]Runout side B
ST1-1628Label side A
ST2-1628Label side B
ST-1-1628-D3 1 ✲A runout
ST2-1628-D4 1 ✲B runout
ST1-1628A label
ST2-1628B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | US | Capitol Records ST-1628First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Capitol Records T 1628 / Capitol Records T-1628First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Capitol Records ST-1628 / Capitol Records ST 1628First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 1628 / Capitol Records ST-1628LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Canada | Capitol Records T 1628 / Capitol Records T-1628LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | Capitol Records T-1628LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | Capitol Records ST 1628LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records ST-1628 / Capitol Records ST 1628LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records T 1628 / Capitol Records T-1628LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records ST-8-1628LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records T-1628LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records ST-1628 / Capitol Records ST 1628LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1967 | Australia | World Record Club S/T4259 / World Record Club ST-4259LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1967 | Australia | World Record Club T-4259 / World Record Club S/T4259LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Capitol Records CSP 1093LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records ST 1628LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Satin Affair are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1961 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US. One of them is Capitol Records T 1628, released October 9, 1961.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 1628, ST-1628) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1-1628-N1 [Anvil symbol] and T2-1628-D7 [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.
