Vinyl pressings
by Art Farmer Quintet · 1967
Plays The Great Jazz Hits was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 4 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.
XSM 119105-1AVariant 1: Side A Runout
XSM 119105-1BVariant 1: Side B Runout
o XSM 119104-1A I P 1 1Variant 2: Side A Runout
o XSM 119105-1B P A CVariant 2: Side B Runout
o XLP119102-1BSide A, stamped
o XLP119103-1DSide B, stamped
o XSM119104-1B I TSide A runout stamped
o XSM 119105-1D I TSide B runout stamped
MX154421
MX154422
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | CBS SBP-233473First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Canada | Columbia CL 2746First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Columbia CS 9546First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | CBS S BPG 63113First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | UK | CBS BPG 63113First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CS 9546First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CL 2746First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CS 9546First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Japan | CBS/Sony 15AP 548LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Columbia PC 36826LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | CBS 225063 / Discos CBS 225063LP, Album | LP, Album |
11 vinyl pressings of Plays The Great Jazz Hits are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1967 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Canada. One of them is Columbia CS 9546.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 9546, CL 2746, S BPG 63113, BPG 63113) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM 119105-1A and XSM 119105-1B. 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.
