FRANK SINATRA - Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely

Item Description

Vinyl, , Scranton Pressing
LP Album Stereo

First stereo release, with uniform "Capitol Stereo Record - The Full Spectrum of Sound" text at top of jacket front.

Labels are black with rainbow/colorband around outer edge and a blue-silver Capitol oval logo at left with "Long Playing High-Fidelity" vertical text.

No patent info in rim text.

Anvil/lathe symbol stamped in runouts denotes pressing at, and & (ampersand) stamp in runouts denotes stereo mastered at [l=Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Scranton]. Remainder of runouts mostly stamped. ~39mm pressing ring.

This version, like other stereo pressings, has only five tracks per side, omitting A4 "It's A Lonesome Old Town" and B4 "Spring Is Here" that appear on the mono pressings.

Reported as a new release in "New Capitol Stereo Sets Pack Quality", Billboard magazine, 1 December 1958, p. 5.

First catalog number (SW1053) on jacket.
Second catalog number (SW-1053) on labels.

Title on spine: "Only The Lonely"

Jacket back:
© 1958 Capitol Records, Inc.
Made in U.S.A.
Factories: Scranton, Pa. Los Angeles, Calif.