Vinyl pressings
by Tony Crombie And His Rockets · 1956
Short'nin' Bread Rock was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1956, 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.
CA 23709-1Runout side A stamped variant 1
CA 23710-1Runout side B stamped variant 1
CA 23709-1 RRunout side A stamped variant 2
CA 23710-1 TRunout side B stamped variant 2
7XCA 1545-1NLabel Side A
7XCA 1544-1NLabel Side B
7XCA 1544 - 1Runout A
7XCA 1545 - 1Runout B
7XCA 1544 - 1NRunout area side A
7XCA 1545 - 1NRunout area side B
7XCA 1544Label side A
7XCA 1545Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Germany | Columbia SCMW 27-5558First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1956 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 1056First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1956 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ.10079First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | New Zealand | Columbia 45-DNZ.10079First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1956 | Norway | Columbia D.B. 3822First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | UK | Columbia 45-DB3822First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | Netherlands | Columbia 45-DB 3822First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | UK | Columbia DB. 3822First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 3822First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Columbia D.B. 3822Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
10 vinyl pressings of Short'nin' Bread Rock are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in UK, Netherlands, Germany, Italy and more. One of them is Columbia DB. 3822, released October 1956.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DB. 3822, 45-DB 3822, 45-DB3822, SCMW 27-5558) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CA 23709-1 and CA 23710-1. 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.
