Vinyl pressings
by The George Shearing Quintet · 1959
Shearing On Stage! 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.
10 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 1-1187-D1Side A runout, variant 1
T 2-1187-D1"Side B runout, variant 1
T1-1187-D6 1 *Side A runout, variant 2
T2-1187-D5 1S *Side B runout, variant 2
ST-1-1187-D2﹟2 S1 [Anvil symbol] &Runout, Stamped, Side A
ST 2-1187-D1 [Anvil symbol] &Runout, Stamped, Side B
STI II87-D6Side A
ST2 II87-D7Side B
TI II87-IN
T2 II87-IN
T 1-1187-D1runout side 1
T 2-1187-D1"runout side 2
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 T 1187 / Capitol Records T-1187First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Australia | Capitol Records ST 1187 / Capitol Records ST-1187First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Australia | Capitol Records T 1187First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Canada | Capitol Records T 1187 / Capitol Records T-1187First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Japan | Capitol Records 2LP-111First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1959 | South Africa | Capitol Records T 1187First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | Capitol Records ST 1187 / Capitol Records ST-1187First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | UK | Capitol Records T 1187 / Capitol Records T-1187First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records T 1187 / Capitol Records T-1187LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records ST 1187 / Capitol Records ST-1187LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records T 1187 / Capitol Records T-1187LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records T 1187 / Capitol Records T-1187First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records ST 1187 / Capitol Records ST-1187First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Denmark | Capitol Records T 1187LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Japan | Capitol Records CSP 1032 / Capitol Records CSP-1032LP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1960 | Japan | Capitol Records CSP 1032 / Capitol Records CSP-1032LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1960 | UK | Capitol Records T 1187LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Capitol Records ST 1187 / Capitol Records ST-1187LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1962 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 1187 / Capitol Records ST-1187LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records ST 1187 / Capitol Records ST-1187LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Japan | Capitol Records ECJ-50096LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Japan | Capitol Records ECJ-50096LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1989 | UK | Renaissance REN 004LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records K 83 112 / Capitol Records T-1187LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records T-1187LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Netherlands | Capitol Records 5D-050D-85286 / Capitol Records T1187LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | Capitol Records 5C-038-85286 / Capitol Records T1187LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Capitol Records T 1187 / Capitol Records T-1187LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Capitol Records T 1187 / Capitol Records T-1187LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Capitol Records T 1187 / Capitol Records T-1187LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
30 vinyl pressings of Shearing On Stage! are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1959 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Capitol Records T 1187, released May 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 1187, ST 1187, 2LP-111) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T 1-1187-D1 and T 2-1187-D1". 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.
