US
February 1960- Label and catalog number
- Contemporary Records M 3568
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
- Runout / matrix
LKL 12-259 D5Side A
LKL 12-260 D6Side B

Vinyl pressings
by Art Pepper · 1960
Art Pepper + Eleven was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 5 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.
LKL 12-259 D5Side A
LKL 12-260 D6Side B
LKL 89 D4 STEREOSide A - Variant 1
LKL 90 D4 STEREOSide B - Variant 1
LKS 89 D4 STEREOSide A - Variant 2
LKS 90 D4 STEREOSide B - Variant 2
VGMT 1650-1BLabel A
VGMT 1651-1BLabel B
LKL 12-259 D7 A2Side A
LKL 12-260 D8 A1Side B
STEREO LKS 89 D6Side A runout
STEREO LKS 90 D6Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australasia | Contemporary Records M 3568First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Australia | Contemporary Records S 3568First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | Canada | Contemporary Records S 7568First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Contemporary Records M 3568First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Contemporary Records S 7568First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | UK | Contemporary Records LAC 12229LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | UK | Contemporary Records LAC 12229First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Japan | Contemporary Records SLY 1009LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Japan | Contemporary Records LY 1014 / London Records LY 1014LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Contemporary Records S7568LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Japan | Contemporary Records S-7568LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Contemporary Records S7568LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | Japan | Contemporary Records LAX 3015 / Contemporary Records LAX-3015LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 1979 | Japan | Contemporary Records GXC-3102LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | Contemporary Records S7568LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | Contemporary Records P-7564LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | France | Contemporary Records S7568LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Japan | Contemporary Records VIJ-302 / Contemporary Records S7568LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC 341 / Contemporary Records S 7568LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | US | Analogue Productions APJ 017 / Contemporary Records APJ 017LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 1995 | US | Analogue Productions APJ 017LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | US | Analogue Productions AJAZ 7568 / Contemporary Records S756812", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Spain | WaxTime 771805LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | Europe | Original Jazz Classics OJC-341 / Contemporary Records S7568LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC 341 / Contemporary Records S 7568LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Worldwide | Contemporary Records CR00383 / Craft Recordings CR00383LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Contemporary Records S7568LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| ? | Canada | Contemporary Records S7568LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Original Jazz Classics OJC 341 / Contemporary Records S7568LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Original Jazz Classics OJC-341 / Contemporary Records S7568LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | Contemporary Records S-7568LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| ? | UK | Contemporary Records COP 007 / Boplicity Records COP 007LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Contemporary Records S7568LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Contemporary Records S 7568LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Contemporary Records S7568LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Contemporary Records S7568LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
36 vinyl pressings of Art Pepper + Eleven are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1960 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Australasia, Australia and more. One of them is Contemporary Records M 3568, released February 1960.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M 3568, S 7568, LAC 12229, S 3568) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LKL 12-259 D5 and LKL 12-260 D6. 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.