Vinyl pressings
by Tony Bennett · 1957
Tony was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. 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 1957, the album's first year, in 4 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.
XLP38763-1C . ☆A side runout, var. 1
XLP38764-1G . ☆B side runout, var. 1
XLP38763-1E . ☆A side runout, var. 2
XLP38764-1AB . ☆B side runout, var. 2
XLP38763-1E. ☆ /Runout A-Side variant 1
XLP38764-1H. ☆ \A\A\A\Runout B-Side variant 1
XLP38763-1D. ☆ \Runout A-Side variant 2
XLP38764-1G. ☆ \A\Runout B-Side variant 2
XLP38763-1G ☆A Side Runout [Stamped]
XLP38764-1AD ☆B Side Runout [Stamped]
HA Side Runout [Etched]
HB Side Runout [Etched]
XLP38763-1C. ☆Deadwax, Side A, stamped
XLP38764-1H. ☆Deadwax, Side B, stamped
XLP38763-1C . ☆A side runout, var. 1
XLP38764-1G . ☆B side runout, var. 1
XLP38763-1E . ☆A side runout, var. 2
XLP38764-1AB . ☆B side runout, var. 2
XLP38763-1C . ☆A side runout, var. 1
XLP38764-1G . ☆B side runout, var. 1
XLP38763-1E . ☆A side runout, var. 2
XLP38764-1AB . ☆B side runout, var. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Australia | Coronet KLP - 596First yearLP | LP |
| 1957 | Canada | Columbia CL 938First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Columbia CL 938First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Columbia CL 938First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Stereo |
| 1957 | UK | Philips BBL 7138First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Columbia CL 938First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Columbia CL 938First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Columbia CL 938First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Columbia CL 938First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Columbia CL 938First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Columbia CL 938First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AP 1495LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Spain | Jazz Wax Records JWR 4554LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2016 | Europe | DOL DOS689HLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Columbia LPCB-30018LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
15 vinyl pressings of Tony are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1957 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, UK, Australia, Canada. One of them is Columbia CL 938, released February 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 938, BBL 7138, KLP - 596) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP38763-1C . ☆ and XLP38764-1G . ☆. 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.
