US
September 1953- Label and catalog number
- Decca 28834
- Format
- Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
- Runout / matrix
W84950T5A 1A side stamped
W84256T20A 1B side stamped
84950A side label
84256 ◈B side label
Vinyl pressings
by Webb Pierce · 1953
I'm Walking The Dog was first pressed on vinyl in 1953. 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 1953, 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.
W84950T5A 1A side stamped
W84256T20A 1B side stamped
84950A side label
84256 ◈B side label
84950A label
84256✤B label
(45-84950)A label
(45-84256)◈B label
45 84950 14 3A-Side
45 84256 11 3B-Side
45 84950 14 3Stamped in runout A
45 84256 11 3Stamped in runout B
(45-84950)Label A
(45-84256)◈Label B
45 84256 1 1A side runout
45 84950 5 1B side runout
84950A side label
84256✤B side label
84950A label
84256◈B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Canada | Decca 28834First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1953 | Canada | Decca 28834First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1953 | US | Decca 9-28834First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1953 | US | Decca 9-28834First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1953 | US | Decca 28834First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Promo · Promo | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1953 | US | Decca 9-28834First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1953 | US | Decca 9-28834First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1953 | US | Decca 9-28834First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1953 | US | Decca 28834First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Decca 288347", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Canada | MCA Records MCA 600757", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Japan | Decca DE-221Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | US | Decca 288347", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-600757", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-600757", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
15 vinyl pressings of I'm Walking The Dog are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1953, in US, Canada. One of them is Decca 28834, released September 1953.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 28834, 9-28834) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, W84950T5A 1 and W84256T20A 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.

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