Vinyl pressings
by Vic Damone · 1962
Linger Awhile was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 5 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.
ST-1-1646-N1 [Anvil symbol]A Side Runout
ST-2-1646-N2 [Anvil symbol]B Side Runout
ST-1-1646-D1 ⌂ &(var. 1) A side runout stamped
ST-2-1646-N2 ⌂ &(var. 1) B side runout stamped
T1-1646-N2" [anvil]Side A runout, stamped (variant 1)
T2-1646-D2" [anvil]Side B runout, stamped (variant 1)
T1-1646-D1 #2Side A runout, stamped (variant 2)
T2-1646-N2Side B runout, stamped (variant 2)
ST-1-1646-D5A Side Runout
ST-2-1646-D&B Side Runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Italy | Capitol Records T 1646First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-70027First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1962 | New Zealand | Capitol Records T 1646 / Capitol Records T.1646First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | Capitol Records ST-1646First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | UK | Capitol Records T 1646First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records T 1646First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records ST-1646 / Capitol Records ST1646First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | UK | Capitol Records CAPS 1867471LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records T-1646 / Capitol Records T1646LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records ST-1646 / Capitol Records ST1646LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records T-1646LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | World Record Club T 575LP | LP |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records CAPS 1867471LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of Linger Awhile are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1962 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Italy, New Zealand and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST-1646, released January 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-1646, T 1646, ECS-70027) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-1646-N1 [Anvil symbol] and ST-2-1646-N2 [Anvil symbol]. 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.
