Vinyl pressings
by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers · 1959
Au Club St. Germain Vol. 3 was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1959, 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.
1R59 M 81 R2Hand-etched on runout Side A
1R59 M 82 R2Hand-etched on runout Side B
1R 59 M 81Printed on label Side A
1R 59 M 82Printed on label Side B
1R59 M 81 R3Etched on runout Side A
1R59 M 82 R3Etched on runout Side B
1R 59 M 81Printed on label Side A
1R 59 M 82Printed on label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | France | RCA 430.045First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | France | RCA 430.045First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Japan | Victor LS-5171First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1959 | Japan | Victor LS 5191First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | France | RCA 430.045LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | France | RCA 430.045LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | France | RCA 430.045 / RCA Victor 430.045LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Spain | RCA Victor LPM-10253LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1964 | France | RCA 430.045 / RCA Victor 430.045LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | France | RCA 430.045LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | France | RCA Camden 900.071LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1978 | Japan | RCA PG-97 (M)LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| 1978 | Japan | RCA PG-97 (M)LP, Album, Limited Edition, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | RCA RJL-2505(M)LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Japan | RCA 430.045LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Victor RA-5120LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
16 vinyl pressings of Au Club St. Germain Vol. 3 are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1959 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in France, Japan. One of them is RCA 430.045.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 430.045, LS-5171, LS 5191) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1R59 M 81 R2 and 1R59 M 82 R2. 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.
