Vinyl pressings
by The Ink Spots · 1961
The Ink Spots At Las Vegas 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.
20 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 2 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.
✩ S 51A NEW AudioMatrix 12-29-61Variant 1, Side A runout
✩ S 51B NEW AudioMatrix 12-29-61Variant 1, Side B runout
✩ A1111 S 51A NEW AudioMatrix 12-29-61Variant 2, Side A runout
✩ S 51B NEW AudioMatrix 12-29-61 A1111Variant 2, Side B runout
DS 2227A FM 51-A 2Z Q13Side 1 runout
DS 2227B FM 51-B 2Z Q13Side 2 runout
DS-2227-ASide 1 label
DS-2227-BSide 2 label
✩ M 3075A NEW AudioMatrix 12-12-61Side A
✩ M 3075B NEW AudioMatrix 12-12-61Side B
JJ 2227A N-MK (3075 Scratched Out) A-2 (backwards N sideways 2)Side A
JJ N-MK 3075 B-2Side B
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 | W & G WG-S-25/5087 / W & G WG-S/25/5087First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Spin-O-Rama S-51First yearAlbum, LP, Stereo | Album, LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Diplomat Records DS 2227First yearLP | LP |
| 1961 | US | Spin-O-Rama M-51First yearAlbum, LP, Mono · Mono | Album, LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Pirouette Records FM 51First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Diplomat Records 2227First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Diplomat Records 2227First yearLP | LP |
| 1961 | US | Diplomat Records DS 2227First yearLP | LP |
| 1961 | US | Diplomat Records DS 2227 / Diplomat Records DS 6-68First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Diplomat Records 2227 / Diplomat Records DN-3First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Spin-O-Rama S-51First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Diplomat Records DS-2227First yearAlbum, LP, Stereo | Album, LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Spin-O-Rama S-51First yearAlbum, LP, Stereo | Album, LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Spin-O-Rama S-51First yearAlbum, LP, Stereo | Album, LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Diplomat Records FM 51First yearAlbum, LP, Stereo | Album, LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UK | Marble Arch MALS 1312Album, LP | Album, LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Parade SPS-375LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Pirouette Records FM 51 / Diplomat Records FM-51LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Promenade 2136LP | LP |
| ? | US | Promenade 2227LP | LP |
| ? | US | Diplomat Records DS 2227 / Diplomat Records DS 6-68LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Parade SP-375LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Parade SP 375 / Parade NSP-375LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Diplomat Records DS 2227 / Diplomat Records DS 6-68LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Pirouette Records FM 51LP, Album | LP, Album |
32 vinyl pressings of The Ink Spots At Las Vegas are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1961 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, Australia. One of them is Spin-O-Rama S-51.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S-51, DS 2227, M-51, FM 51) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ✩ S 51A NEW AudioMatrix 12-29-61 and ✩ S 51B NEW AudioMatrix 12-29-61. 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.
