Vinyl pressings
by The Jonah Jones Quartet · 1959
I Dig Chicks 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.
11 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.
- T1-1193-D2#2 [Anvil symbol]Runout side A stamped
- T2-1193-D1#2 [Anvil symbol]Runout side B stamped
T1-1193Label side A
T2-1193Label side B
- T1-1193-D2#2 [Anvil symbol]Runout side A stamped
- T2-1193-D1#2 [Anvil symbol]Runout side B stamped
T1-1193Label side A
T2-1193Label side B
- ST1-1193-D1 ["anvil" stamp] &Runout variant 1, side A, stamped
- ST2-1193-D3 ["anvil" stamp] &Runout variant 1, side B, stamped
- ST1-1193-D3 [Anvil symbol] &Runout variant 1, side A
- ST2-1193-D3 #2 [Anvil symbol] &Runout variant 1, side B
- ST1-1193-D3''#2 1s [Anvil symbol] &Runout variant 2, side A
- ST2-1193-D2#3 S1 [Anvil symbol] &Runout variant 2, side B
T1 1193-1N R IRun-out side A, stamped
T2 1193-1N C IRun-out side B, stamped
T1-1193Label side A
T2-1193Label side B
ST1 1193-D7 R 1Runout side A
ST2 1193-D7 R 1Runout side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Australia | Capitol Records T 1193First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1959 | Canada | Capitol Records T 1193 / Capitol Records T-1193First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Canada | Capitol Records T 1193 / Capitol Records T-1193First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 1193First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Italy | Capitol Records T 1193First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1959 | South Africa | Capitol Records T 1193First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1959 | UK | Capitol Records T 1193First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | Capitol Records ST 1193First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records T 1193 / Capitol Records T1193First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records ST 1193 / Capitol Records ST-1193LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records T 1193 / Capitol Records T-1193First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records ST 1193First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Argentina | Capitol Records T 1193LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 1035LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1966 | UK | Regal SREG 1005LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | Capitol Records T 1193 / Capitol Records T.1193LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Regal SREG 1005 / Regal SREG. 1005LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of I Dig Chicks are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1959 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in Canada, US, UK, Australia and more. One of them is Capitol Records T 1193.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 1193, ST 1193) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, - T1-1193-D2#2 [Anvil symbol] and - T2-1193-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.
