US
August 19, 1964- Label and catalog number
- Coronet Records CX 234
- Format
- LP, Mono
- Runout / matrix
CX 234A A 8-19-64 AudioMatrix ☆Runout side A
CX 234B A 8-19-64 AudioMatrix ☆Runout side B
Vinyl pressings
by Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra · 1964
Presenting Tommy Dorsey And His Original Orchestra was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1964, 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.
CX 234A A 8-19-64 AudioMatrix ☆Runout side A
CX 234B A 8-19-64 AudioMatrix ☆Runout side B
CXS-234A 8-19-64 ☆ A\\Side A, Scribed
CXS-234B 8-18-64 ☆ A\\Side B, Scribed
CXS-234-ALabel, Side A
CXS-234-BLabel, Side B
CXS-234A ☆ 8-19-64 AudioMatrix P̶S̶2̶0̶0̶2̶A̶ A\\ RNAEtched side A; Stamped ☆ AudioMatrix
CXS-234B 8-18-64 P̶S̶2̶0̶0̶2̶B ☆ AudioMatrix A\\ RNAEtched side B; Stamped ☆ AudioMatrix
CXS-234-ALabel, Side A
CXS-234-BLabel, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | US | Coronet Records CXS-234 / Coronet Records CXS 234First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Coronet Records CXS-234 / Coronet Records CXS 234First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Coronet Records CX 234First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Germany | Pop Schallplatten ZS 10026 PRLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | France | Musidisc 30 CV 1202 / Musidisc CV 1202LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | Oxford OX/3040LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | Gli Oscar Del Disco OS 007LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Pop Schallplatten ZS 10026 PRLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Coronet Records CXS-234LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Premier PS-9045LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Premier Albums PS 2007LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Premier Albums PM 2007LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Coronet Records CX-234LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of Presenting Tommy Dorsey And His Original Orchestra are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1964 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US. One of them is Coronet Records CX 234, released August 19, 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CX 234, CXS-234) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CX 234A A 8-19-64 AudioMatrix ☆ and CX 234B A 8-19-64 AudioMatrix ☆. 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.

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