Vinyl pressings
by The George Shearing Quintet · 1960
White Satin was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1960, 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.
- ST1-1334-N4 [Anvil symbol] &Side A runout
- ST2-1334-N2 [Anvil symbol] &Side B runout
ST1-1334Side A label
ST2-1334Side B label
-T1-1334-N5 #3 [Anvil symbol]Side A runout, variant 1
-T2-1334-N8 #2 [Anvil symbol]Side B runout, variant 1
T1-1334-N6 [Anvil symbol]Side A runout, variant 2
-T2-1334-N8 #2 [Anvil symbol]Side B runout, variant 2
ST-1-1334-D9 1 ✲Side A runout
ST-2-1334-D5 1 ✲Side B runout
ST1-1334Side A label
ST2-1334Side B label
T1-1334-D4 1 ✲Side A runout
T2-1334-D4 1 ✲Side B runout
T1-1334Side A label
T2-1334Side B label
T1 1334-1 N T 1Runout A stamped
T2 1334-1 N L 1Runout B stamped
T1-1334Label 1
T2-1334Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | Capitol Records ST-1334First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 1334 / Capitol Records ST-1334First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | Canada | Capitol Records T 1334First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | France | Capitol Records ST 1334 / Capitol Records ST-1334First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | South Africa | Capitol Records T 1334First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | UK | Capitol Records T 1334First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | UK | Capitol Records ST 1334First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Capitol Records ST1334 / Capitol Records ST-1334First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Capitol Records T1334 / Capitol Records T-1334First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Capitol Records ST1334 / Capitol Records ST-1334First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Capitol Records T1334 / Capitol Records T-1334First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Japan | Capitol Records 2LP 144 / Capitol Records 2LP-144LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1962 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-1334, ST1334LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records ST 1334 / Capitol Records ST-1334LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records ST1334 / Capitol Records ST-1334LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Capitol Records T-1334LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Capitol Records T1334 / Capitol Records T. 1334LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Capitol Records T 1334LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
21 vinyl pressings of White Satin are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1960 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST1334, released June 1960.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST1334, T1334, T 1334, ST 1334) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, - ST1-1334-N4 [Anvil symbol] & and - ST2-1334-N2 [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.
