Vinyl pressings
by The Three Suns · 1948
Busy Fingers was first pressed on vinyl in 1948. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1948, the album's first year. 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.
20-2815A 4S 1 IV LSide A runout stamped
20-2815B 6S 3 IV LSide B runout stamped
20-2816A 5S 3 IV LSide C runout stamped
20-2816B 4S 4 IV LSide D 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | US | RCA Victor P 206First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Compilation | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Compilation |
| 1949 | Canada | RCA Victor WP 2067", 45 RPM, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · Mono |
| 1949 | Canada | RCA Victor WP 2067", 45 RPM, Mono, Box Set, Album · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono, Box Set, Album · Mono |
| 1949 | US | RCA Victor WP 2067", 45 RPM, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · Mono |
| 1949 | US | RCA Victor WP 2067", 45 RPM, Mono, Box Set, Album · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono, Box Set, Album · Mono |
| 1949 | US | RCA Victor WP 206 47-27597", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | US | RCA Victor EPB 30407", 45 RPM, Album, EP | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP |
| 1952 | US | RCA Victor LPM 304010", Album | 10", Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | RCA B200367", 45 RPM, Album, EP | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP |
| ? | US | RCA Victor 47-27577", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
10 vinyl pressings of Busy Fingers are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1948 and 1952.
The earliest pressings are from 1948, in US. One of them is RCA Victor P 206.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use P 206) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 20-2815A 4S 1 IV L and 20-2815B 6S 3 IV L. 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.
