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Theme Songs

by Various Artists · 1949

12 pressings2 countriesEasy ListeningVocalBig BandJazz

Theme Songs was first pressed on vinyl in 1949. 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 Theme Songs

3 pressings came out in 1949, the album's first year, in 2 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

1949
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor WP 217
Format
7", 45 RPM, Album, Compilation, Box Set
Runout / matrix

47-2798ARunout Side A

47-2798BRunout Side B

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 12 vinyl pressings

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

1940s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1949CanadaRCA Victor WP 217First year7", 45 RPM, Album, Compilation, Box Set7", 45 RPM, Album, Compilation, Box Set
1949USRCA Victor WP 217First year7", 45 RPM, Album, Compilation, Box Set7", 45 RPM, Album, Compilation, Box Set
1949USRCA Victor WP 217First year7", 45 RPM, Album, Compilation, Box Set7", 45 RPM, Album, Compilation, Box Set
1950s7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1951CanadaRCA Victor LPM 3007LP, 10", CompilationLP, 10", Compilation
1951USRCA Victor LPM 3007LP, 10", CompilationLP, 10", Compilation
1951USRCA Victor WP 2177", 45 RPM, Album, Compilation, Repress, Box Set7", 45 RPM, Album, Compilation, Repress, Box Set
1951USRCA Victor P-217 / RCA Victor P 217Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, CompilationShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Compilation
1951USRCA Victor P 217 / RCA Victor P-217Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, CompilationShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Compilation
1952USRCA Victor EPB 30077", 45 RPM, EP, Compilation7", 45 RPM, EP, Compilation
1952USRCA Victor WP 2177", 45 RPM, Album, Compilation, Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono7", 45 RPM, Album, Compilation, Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono
Year unknown2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?CanadaRCA Victor P-217Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, CompilationShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Compilation
?USRCA Victor P 217 / RCA Victor P-217Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, CompilationShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Compilation

Tracklist

  1. AI'm Getting Sentimental Over You
  2. BMoonlight Serenade
  3. CPiano Concerto No. 1
  4. DRacing With The Moon
  5. EThe Waltz You Saved For Me
  6. FTwilight Time
  7. GKaye's Melody
  8. HMy Promise To You

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Theme Songs are there?

12 vinyl pressings of Theme Songs are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1949 and 1952.

When was Theme Songs first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1949, in US, Canada. One of them is RCA Victor WP 217.

How do I tell if my copy of Theme Songs is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WP 217) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Theme Songs 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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