Vinyl pressings
by The George Shearing Quintet · 1961
The Swingin's Mutual! 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.
12 pressings came out in 1961, 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.
T1-1524-D2 [Anvil symbol]Runout side A, variant 1
T2-1524-D1" #2 [Anvil symbol]Runout side B, variant 1
T1-1524-N1 [Anvil symbol]Runout side A, variant 2
T2-1524-D1" #2 [Anvil symbol]Runout side B, variant 2
ST1-1524-D2 [Anvil symbol] &Runout A
ST2-1524-N2 [Anvil symbol] &Runout B
ST1-1524Label A
ST2-1524Label B
T1 1524-INSide A Runout, Stamped
T2 1524-INSide B Runout, Stamped
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 | Australia | Capitol Records T 1524First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Australia | Capitol Records ST-1524First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 1524First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Canada | Capitol Records T 1524 / Capitol Records T-1524First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 1524First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Japan | Capitol Records 2LP 167First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1961 | New Zealand | Capitol Records T 1524First yearLP | LP |
| 1961 | UK | Capitol Records T 1524First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | UK | Capitol Records T 1524First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Capitol Records ST 1524 / Capitol Records ST-1524First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Capitol Records T 1524 / Capitol Records T-1524First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Capitol Records T1524 / Capitol Records T-1524First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records T 1524 / Capitol Records T-1524LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records T 1524 / Capitol Records T1524LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records ST 1524 / Capitol Records ST-1524LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | Capitol Records SM-1524LP | LP |
| 1974 | South Africa | Number One Records N 9535LP | LP |
| 1978 | US | Capitol Records SM-1524LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | US | Pausa Records PR 9021LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Capitol Records 2LP 167LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Japan | Capitol Records ECJ-60011LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| ? | Japan | Capitol Records ECJ-60011LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | Emidisc DAG 157LP | LP |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records ST 1524LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records ST 1524LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SM-1524LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records T 1524 / Capitol Records T-1524LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SM 1524LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
36 vinyl pressings of The Swingin's Mutual! are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1961 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Capitol Records T1524, released March 1961.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T1524, ST 1524, T 1524, ST-1524) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1-1524-D2 [Anvil symbol] and T2-1524-D1" #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.
