Vinyl pressings
by Winifred Atwell · 1956
Make It A Party 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.
3 pressings came out in 1956, 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.
EFF-984-1C 1 UUHOTRunout Side-A, Stamped
EFF-985-1C 1 BHHOTRunout Side-B, Stamped
EFF.984Matrix, Label Side-A, Inverted
EFF.985Matrix, Label Side-B, Inverted
C.A. EFF984-1C 3 2Runout, side A
C.A. EFF985-1C 3 2Runout, side B
EFF984Label, side A
EFF985Label, 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 | Australia | Decca DFEA 6370First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1956 | Australia | Decca DFEA6370 / Decca DFEA-6370First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1956 | UK | Decca DFE 6370First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1956 | UK | Decca DFE 63707", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1957 | UK | Decca DFE 63707", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1957 | UK | Decca DFE 63707", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1958 | UK | Decca DFE 63707", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| 1959 | UK | Decca DFE 63707", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | UK | Decca DFE 63707", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | Decca DFEM 63707", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| ? | New Zealand | Decca DFEM 6370 / Decca DFEM.63707", EP, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", EP, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| ? | New Zealand | Decca DFEM 6370 / Decca DFEM.63707", EP, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", EP, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
12 vinyl pressings of Make It A Party are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1956 and 1960.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in UK, Australia. One of them is Decca DFE 6370.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DFE 6370, DFEA 6370, DFEA6370) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EFF-984-1C 1 UUHOT and EFF-985-1C 1 BHHOT. 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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