Vinyl pressings
by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers · 1961
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 6 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.
AS 7-A. LW RVG STEREOSide A Runout (Etched, exc. RVG STEREO stamped)
AS-7-B LW RVG STEREOSide B Runout (Etched, exc. RVG STEREO stamped)
A7·A LW RVGSide A Runout etched; (RVG) stamped
A7·B LW RVGSide B Runout etched; (RVG) stamped
A 7-A RVGSide A Runout (Etched, exc. RVG STEREO stamped)
A-7-B RVGSide B Runout (Etched, exc. RVG STEREO stamped)
AS 7A-1 1/ASide 1
AS 7B-1 1/GSide 2
MX10449 RVG A7 • A LWSide A runout
MX10450 RVG A7 • B LWSide B runout
MX10449Side A label
MX10450Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Australia | Impulse! IL-30,794First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Canada | Impulse! A-7 / Sparton Impulse! Records A-7First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Canada | Impulse! A-7-S / Sparton Impulse! Records A-7-SFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | France | Impulse! IMP 4 / Vega IMP4First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone QELP 8052First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Italy | Impulse! CSDQ 6265First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | UK | His Master's Voice CLP 1532First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | UK | His Master's Voice CSD 1423First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Impulse! A-S-7 / Impulse! STEREO A-7First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Impulse! A-7First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Impulse! A-7First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1962 | Japan | Impulse! SNY 5LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Japan | Impulse! NY 5LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Germany | Philips P 632 064 LLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Germany | Philips P 632 064 LLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | Impulse! SR 3095LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | Japan | Impulse! SR 3095LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | Japan | Impulse! IMP-88088 / ABC Records IMP-88088LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | Impulse! IMP-88088 / ABC Records IMP-88088LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | Spain | Clave 18-7008 SLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Impulse! A-7 / Impulse! AS-7LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1972 | US | Impulse! A-7 / Impulse! AS-7LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Impulse! A-7, AS-7 / ABC Records A-7, AS-7LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | US | Impulse! AS-7 / ABC Impulse! AS-7LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | ABC Impulse! YP-8533-AI / Impulse! YP-8533-AILP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Spain | ABC Impulse! LP-0071 / Mediterraneo LP-0071LP, Stereo, Repress, Album | LP, Stereo, Repress, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | ABC Impulse! 17.1069/3 / Mediterraneo 17.1069/3LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-4645LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | MCA Impulse! MCA-5886LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records AS-7 / Impulse! AS-7LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2001 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records AS-7 / Impulse! AS-7LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Analogue Productions AIPJ 7 / Universal Music Special Markets B0015380-01LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2012 | Europe | Doxy DOX865LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2012 | Germany | Jazz Wax Records JWR 4539LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 2013 | Europe | Dol DOL760LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2013 | Europe | Dol DOL760HLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2013 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records AS-7 / Impulse! AS-7LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Impulse! A-7 / Verve Records 602465226249LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2024 | US | Impulse! A-7LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | SoundsGood Original Recordings 66426LP, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Limited Edition · Limited |
| ? | Brazil | Polydor FLPG-20.6067LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | Impulse! IMP-88088 / ABC Records IMP-88088LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | World Record Club T555 / World Record Club T. 555LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Jasmine Records JAS 72LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | World Record Club ST. 555LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | World Record Club ST. 555LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Impulse! A-S-7 / Impulse! STEREO A-7LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Impulse! A-7 / Impulse! IL30794LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
56 vinyl pressings of Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1961 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Impulse! A-S-7, released September 1961.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use A-S-7, A-7, CLP 1532, CSD 1423) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AS 7-A. LW RVG STEREO and AS-7-B LW RVG STEREO. 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.
