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The Great Band Era (1936-1945)

by Various Artists · 1964

23 pressings8 countriesCalypsoBig BandSwingJazz

The Great Band Era (1936-1945) 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.

How to spot a first pressing of The Great Band Era (1936-1945)

14 pressings came out in 1964, 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.

US

1964
Label and catalog number
Reader's Digest RD 25-KRCA Custom RD 25-K
Format
LP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set · Hollywood Press
Runout / matrix

RR1S-5473Label A

RR1S-5474Label B

RR1S-5649Label C

RR1S-5650Label D

Full details of this pressing

US

1964
Label and catalog number
Reader's Digest RD3-20RCA Custom RD3-20
Format
LP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set
Runout / matrix

R1RM-4842--1SRunout A

R1RM-4843--1SRunout B

R1RM-4844--1SRunout C

R1RM-4845--1SRunout D

Full details of this pressing

US

1964
Label and catalog number
Reader's Digest RDA 25-ARCA Custom RDA 25-A
Format
LP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set
Runout / matrix

RR1S-5473Label A

RR1S-5474Label B

RR1S-5649Label C

RR1S-5650Label D

Full details of this pressing

US

1964
Label and catalog number
Reader's Digest RD 25-KReader's Digest RD25-K
Format
LP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set · Rockaway Pressing
Runout / matrix

RR1S-5473Label side A

RR1S-5474Label side B

RR1S-5649Label side C

RR1S-5650Label side D

Full details of this pressing

US

1964
Label and catalog number
Reader's Digest RD 25-KRCA Custom RD 25-K
Format
LP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set · Hollywood Pressing, Jam Session
Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 23 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s18 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1964AustraliaReader's Digest RDS-10 / RCA Custom RDS-10-1 thru 10First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box SetLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set
1964CanadaReader's Digest 616-ES-1-10First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box SetLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set
1964CanadaReader's Digest 616-EM / RCA Custom 616-EMFirst yearLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1964CanadaReader's Digest 616-EM / RCA Custom 616-EMFirst yearLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1964JapanVictor RR1SFirst yearLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box SetLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set
1964USReader's Digest RD 25-K / RCA Custom RD 25-KFirst yearLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box SetLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set
1964USReader's Digest RD3-20 / RCA Custom RD3-20First yearLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1964USReader's Digest RD25-K / RCA Custom RD25-KFirst yearLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1964USReader's Digest RDA 25-A / RCA Custom RDA 25-AFirst yearLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box SetLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set
1964USReader's Digest RD 25-K / Reader's Digest RD25-KFirst yearLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box SetLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set
1964USReader's Digest RD 25-K / RCA Custom RD 25-KFirst yearLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box SetLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set
1964USReader's Digest RDA 25-AFirst yearLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set, Stereo
1964USReader's Digest RD4-20 / RCA Custom RD4-20First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box SetLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set
1964USRCA Custom RD 25-K / RCA Custom RD25-KFirst yearLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box SetLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set
1965USReader's Digest RD 25-KLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box SetLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set
All 18 pressings from the 1960s
1970s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970Taiwan風柳 CA-2013-2022LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Stereo, Box Set · UnofficialLP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Stereo, Box Set · Unofficial
1980s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1986AustraliaReader's Digest RD4=462-1LP, Compilation, Stereo, Box SetLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set
1987USReader's Digest RB-003-1 / RCA Music Service STRS-5891LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo, Box Set · Club editionLP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo, Box Set · Club edition
Year unknown2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?New ZealandReader's Digest RDM-10LP, Compilation, Stereo, Box SetLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set
?SwedenReader's Digest RD 25E-K / RCA Custom RD 25E-KLP, Compilation, Mono, LP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono, LP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono

Tracklist

  1. 12 Great Band Theme Songs
  2. A1I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You
  3. A2Take The "A" Train
  4. A3Blossoms
  5. A4Moonlight Serenade
  6. A5Star Dreams
  7. A6Nighty Night
  8. B1Nightmare
  9. B2Kaye's Melody
  10. B3Goodbye
  11. B4Make Believe Ballroom
  12. B5Flying Home
  13. B6Snowfall
  14. 1936
  15. C1Christopher Columbus
  16. C2The Music Goes Round And Round
  17. C3When Did You Leave Heaven?
  18. C4All My Life
  19. C5These Foolish Things Remind Me Of You
  20. C6Moon Over Miami
  21. 1945
  22. D1On The Atchison, Topeka And Santa Fe
  23. D2There I've Said It Again
  24. D3Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive
  25. D4Symphony
  26. D5It's Been A Long Long Time
  27. D6Sentimental Journey
  28. 1937 Part 1
  29. E1Bob White
  30. E2A Sailboat In The Moonlight
  31. E3A Study In Brown
  32. E4Moonlight And Shadows
  33. E5Once In A While
  34. E6Goodnight My Love
  35. 1944 Part 2
  36. F1Blue Rain
  37. F2It Had To Be You
  38. F3I'm Making Believe
  39. F4Mairzy Doats (And Dozy Doats)
  40. F5You Always Hurt The One You Love
  41. F6Poinciana
  42. 1937 Part 2
  43. G1Dipsy Doodle
  44. G2The Moon Got In My Eyes
  45. G3So Rare
  46. G4Afraid To Dream
  47. G5Vieni, Vieni
  48. G6That Old Feeling
  49. 1944 Part 1
  50. H1I'll Be Seeing You
  51. H2There Goes That Song Again
  52. H3Dance With A Dolly
  53. H4I Dream Of You
  54. H5Rum And Coca-Cola
  55. H6San Fernando Valley
  56. 1938 Part 1
  57. I1Music, Maestro, Please
  58. I2Bei Mir Bist Du Schon
  59. I3I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
  60. I4I Have Eyes
  61. I5Heart And Soul
  62. I6I've Got A Pocket Full Of Dreams
  63. 1943 Part 2
  64. J1For Me And My Gal
  65. J2Manhattan Serenade
  66. J3All Or Nothing At All
  67. J4A Pink Cocktail For A Blue Lady
  68. J5Brazil
  69. J6It's Always You
  70. 1938 Part 2
  71. K1The Flat Foot Floogee
  72. K2I Double Dare You
  73. K3You Go To My Head
  74. K4Says My Heart
  75. K5My Reverie
  76. K6You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby
  77. 1943 Part 1
  78. L1Taking A Chance On Love
  79. L2Moonlight Mood
  80. L3Dearly Beloved
  81. L4Let's Get Lost
  82. L5That Old Black Magic
  83. L6Warsaw Concerto
  84. 1939 Part 1
  85. M1Blue Orchids
  86. M2Don't Worry 'Bout Me
  87. M3Our Love
  88. M4Scatter-Brain
  89. M5Wishing
  90. M6Sunrise Serenade
  91. 1942 Part 2
  92. N1Serenade In Blue
  93. N2Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
  94. N3Blues In The Night
  95. N4When The Lights Go On Again
  96. N5Strip Polka
  97. N6Tangerine
  98. 1939 Part 2
  99. O1Do I Love You
  100. O2And The Angels Sing
  101. O3I Cried For You
  102. O4Heaven Can Wait
  103. O5The Lamp Is Low
  104. O6The Umbrella Man
  105. 1942 Part 1
  106. P1I Don't Want To Walk Without You
  107. P2Sleepy Lagoon
  108. P3Deep In The Heart Of Texas
  109. P4Skylark
  110. P5Rose O'Day
  111. P6Moonlight Cocktail
  112. 1940 Part 1
  113. Q1Blueberry Hill
  114. Q2All This And Heaven Too
  115. Q3We Three (My Echo, My Shadow And Me)
  116. Q4Ferryboat Serenade
  117. Q5Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread)
  118. Q6There I Go
  119. 1941 Part 2
  120. R1I Hear A Rhapsody
  121. R2Daddy
  122. R3Chattanooga Choo Choo
  123. R4The Hut-Sut Song
  124. R5I Guess I'll Have To Dream The Rest
  125. R6It All Comes Back To Me Now
  126. 1940 Part 2
  127. S1Frenesi
  128. S2The Nearness Of You
  129. S3Woodpecker Song
  130. S4Imagination
  131. S5With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair
  132. S6Sierra Sue
  133. 1941 Part 1
  134. T1Perfidia
  135. T2Dolores
  136. T3This Time The Dreams On Me
  137. T4The Things I Love
  138. T5You And I
  139. T6Yours (Quiereme Mucho)

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of The Great Band Era (1936-1945) are there?

23 vinyl pressings of The Great Band Era (1936-1945) are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1964 and 1987.

When was The Great Band Era (1936-1945) first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, Australia, Canada, Japan. One of them is Reader's Digest RD 25-K.

How do I tell if my copy of The Great Band Era (1936-1945) is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RD 25-K, RD3-20, RD25-K, RDA 25-A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RR1S-5473 and RR1S-5474. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is The Great Band Era (1936-1945) on vinyl worth?

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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