Vinyl pressings
by Woody Herman And His Orchestra · 1949
Woody Herman Dance Parade 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.
1 pressing came out in 1949, the album's first year. 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.
LP 911 2A 12Side A Stamped, Variation 1
LP 912 2D 16Side B Stamped, Variation 1
LP 911 2ASide A Stamped, Variation 2
LP 912 2DSide B Stamped, Variation 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | US | Columbia CL 6049LP, 10", Compilation, Repress | LP, 10", Compilation, Repress |
| 1949 | US | Columbia CL 6049LP, 10", Compilation, Repress | LP, 10", Compilation, Repress |
| 1949 | US | Columbia CL 6049LP, 10", Compilation, Repress | LP, 10", Compilation, Repress |
| 1949 | US | Columbia CL 6049First yearLP, 10", Compilation | LP, 10", Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | US | Columbia CL 6049LP, 10", Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | UK | Columbia 33S 1060LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | UK | Columbia 33S 1060LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | France | Columbia FP 1069LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia CL 6049LP, 10", Compilation | LP, 10", Compilation |
| ? | US | Columbia 4-394097", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of Woody Herman Dance Parade are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1949 and 1956.
The earliest pressings are from 1949, in US. One of them is Columbia CL 6049, released April 1949.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 6049) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LP 911 2A 12 and LP 912 2D 16. 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.
