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The Bix Beiderbecke Story

by Bix Beiderbecke · 1954

10 pressings7 countriesJazz

The Bix Beiderbecke Story was first pressed on vinyl in 1954. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of The Bix Beiderbecke Story

1 pressing came out in 1954, 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.

Netherlands

1954
Label and catalog number
Philips B 07020 L
Format
LP, Mono, Compilation
Runout / matrix

AA 07020.1 LSide A label

AA 07020.2 LSide B label

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 10 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1954NetherlandsPhilips B 07020 LFirst yearLP, Mono, Compilation · MonoLP, Mono, Compilation · Mono
1957FrancePhilips B 07.020 LLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
Year unknown8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?EuropePhilips B 07020 L / Philips B 07 020 LLP, Mono, Compilation · MonoLP, Mono, Compilation · Mono
?GermanyPhilips B 07020 LLP, Mono, Compilation · MonoLP, Mono, Compilation · Mono
?ItalyPhilips B 07020 LLP, Mono, Compilation · MonoLP, Mono, Compilation · Mono
?ItalyPhilips B 07020 LLP, Mono, Compilation · MonoLP, Mono, Compilation · Mono
?NetherlandsPhilips B 07020 LLP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
?NetherlandsPhilips B 07020 L / Philips B 7020 LLP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?NorwayPhilips B 07020 LLP, CompilationLP, Compilation
?UKPhilips BBL 7014 / Philips B 07020 LLP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. A1Sorry
  2. A2Ol' Man River
  3. A3Somebody Stole My Gal
  4. A4Since My Best Gal Turned Me Down
  5. A5Way Down Yonder In New-Orleans
  6. A6I'm Comin' Virginia
  7. B1In A Mist
  8. B2Ostrich Walk
  9. B3Riverboat Shuffle
  10. B4Borneo
  11. B5China Boy
  12. B6Oh, Miss Hannah

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of The Bix Beiderbecke Story are there?

10 vinyl pressings of The Bix Beiderbecke Story are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1954 and 1957.

When was The Bix Beiderbecke Story first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1954, in Netherlands. One of them is Philips B 07020 L.

How do I tell if my copy of The Bix Beiderbecke Story is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use B 07020 L) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AA 07020.1 L and AA 07020.2 L. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is The Bix Beiderbecke Story on vinyl worth?

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.

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