Vinyl pressings
by Bennie Green · 1959
The Swingin'est 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.
2 pressings came out in 1959, 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.
JO9P 3810 - 1 58 - 1038 SIDE 1* A2 I 58-1038Side A runout
JO9P 381*1 - 1 58 - 103*9 SIDE 2* FS VJ - SIDE #2 I 58-1038 B1Side B runout
JO9P-3810Side A label
JO9P-3811Side B label
K8-O Y8294-1A I A1Side A runout, stamped
K8-O Y8295-1A A2 ISide B runout, stamped
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 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP-1005First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Vee Jay Records VJSR-1005First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Japan | Top Rank International RANK-5039LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP-1005LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Vee Jay Records SR 3024 / Vee Jay Records VJLP-3024LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 3024LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1962 | US | Vee Jay Records LP 3024 / Vee Jay Records VJLP 3024LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Vee Jay Records SR 3024 / Vee Jay Records VJLP-3024LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records SR 3024 / Vee Jay Records VJLP-3024LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | Affinity AFF 50 / Affinity AFF.50LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | Vee Jay Records RJL-6010LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1981 | Japan | Vee Jay Records RJL-6010LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1981 | Spain | Affinity L6-AF 176LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Spain | Affinity L6 AF176LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Spain | Doblon Jazz 504008LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Portugal | Yes To Jazz 10049LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | UK | Atlantis ATS 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Japan | Vee Jay Records 22YB-2020LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1987 | Japan | Vee Jay Records 22YB-2020LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Vee Jay Records VJLP-1005LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | Vee Jay Records JC-15LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records VJSLP-1005 / Vee Jay Records LP 1005LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
22 vinyl pressings of The Swingin'est are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1959 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US. One of them is Vee Jay Records VJLP-1005.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VJLP-1005, VJSR-1005) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, JO9P 3810 - 1 58 - 1038 SIDE 1* A2 I 58-1038 and JO9P 381*1 - 1 58 - 103*9 SIDE 2* FS VJ - SIDE #2 I 58-1038 B1. 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.
