Vinyl pressings
by Ben Webster · 1977
Tenor Giants was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year. 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.
VƐ-2-2520 -AS ∙ ᴄᴘ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴅɪsᴋ ᴘRunout side A Variant 1
VƐ-2∙2520 -BS ∙ ᴄᴘ ᴘRunout side B Variant 1
VƐ-2-2520 -CS ᴄᴘ ᴘ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴅɪsᴋRunout side C Variant 1
VƐ-2-2520 -DS - 1 ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴅɪsᴋ ᴅᴄ T \Runout side D Variant 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | US | Verve Records VE-2-2520First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | US | Verve Records VE-2-2520First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | US | Verve Records VE-2-2520First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | France | Verve Records 2610 046LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | World Record Club R-08420 / World Record Club R-08421LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Verve Records 2610 046LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | France | Verve Records 2610 046LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | France | Verve Records 2610 046LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | France | Verve Records 2610 046LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | US | Verve Records VE-2-2520LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Verve Records VE-2-2520 / Verve Records 2632 071LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Verve Records 833 549-1 / Verve Records VE-2-2520LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
12 vinyl pressings of Tenor Giants are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1977 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US. One of them is Verve Records VE-2-2520.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VE-2-2520) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VƐ-2-2520 -AS ∙ ᴄᴘ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴅɪsᴋ ᴘ and VƐ-2∙2520 -BS ∙ ᴄᴘ ᴘ. 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.
