Vinyl pressings
by Ahmad Jamal Trio · 1958
Volume IV was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 3 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.
JO-8P 1151-2CSide A stamped, Variant 1
JO-8P 1152-2ASide B Stamped, Variant 1
JO-8P 1151-2B A2 ISide A stamped, Variant 2
JO-8P 1152-2 I DB B1Side B Stamped, Variant 2
J 08 Y1153-2 LPS 636 SIDE1Runout side A, variant 1
J0-8 Y1154-2A LPS 636 SIDE2Runout side B, variant 1
J 08 Y1153-2 LPS 636 SIDE1 I A A3Runout side A, variant 2
J0-8 Y1154-2A LPS 636 SIDE 2 A3 IRunout side B, variant 2
JO8P-1151_1Runout side A variant 1
JO8P-1152_1Runout side B variant 1
JO8P_1151_1 I A2Runout side A variant 2
JO8P_1152_1 I A2Runout side B variant 2
JO-8P 1151-2CSide 1 stamped
JO-8P 1152-2ASide 2 stamped
JO8P-1151Label Side 1
JO8P-1152Label Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Canada | Quality V-1629First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Denmark | Fonogram LPJ 636First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1958 | US | Argo LP-636 / Argo LP 636First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Argo LP 636First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Argo LP-636-SFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | Argo LPS-636-S / Argo LP636-SFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | Argo LP 636 / Argo LP-636First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Argo LP 636First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Argo LPS 636 / Argo LP636First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | Argo LP 636 / Argo LP - 636First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Argo LP 636 / Argo LP - 636First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Argo LPS-636 / Argo LP 636First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Australia | Philips B 94240 LLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1959 | France | Versailles STDX 8013LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1959 | UK | London Records LTZ-M 15170 / London American Recordings LTZ-M 15170LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Australia | Chess CHLS 202LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ 470LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Chess CHL 202LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | South Africa | London Records LTZ-M 15170 / London American Recordings LTZ-M. 15170LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Cadet LPS-636 / Argo LP 636-SLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Cadet LPS-636 / Argo LPS-636LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of Volume IV are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1958 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, Canada, Denmark. One of them is Argo LP 636, released October 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LP 636, LPS-636, LP-636, LP-636-S) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, JO-8P 1151-2C and JO-8P 1152-2A. 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.
