Vinyl pressings
by Bob Brookmeyer · 1965
Bob Brookmeyer And Friends was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 8 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 77835Side A matrix
XSM 77836Side B matrix
XSM-77835-2B /\ IIIIIISide A var. 1, stamped, IIIIII etched
XSM-77836-2B T D I I ISide B var. 1, stamped, I I I etched
0 XSM-77835-2A 2 P 4 TSide A runout
0 XSM-77836-2A N P 1 CSide B runout
XSM 77835Side A label
XSM 77836Side B label
XLP-77833-1B ϟ \ ORunout stamp, side A
XLP-77834-2B ϟ \ ORunout stamp, side B
XLP-77833-1CRunout stamp, side A Variant 2
XLP-77834-2CRunout stamp, side B Variant 2
o XSM-77835-2C 1SVariant 1: A runout
o XSM-77836-2C 1SVariant 1: B runout
XSM 77835-2D AVariant 2: A runout
XSM-77835-2C A1Variant 3: A runout
XLP-77833-1C C111 1 TSide A runout
XLP-77834-2C C1111 TSide B runout
XLP 77833Side A label
XLP 77834Side B label
XLP-77833-1C
XLP-77834-2C
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | CBS SBP 233230First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Australia | CBS BP 233230First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Columbia CL 2237First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Columbia CS 9037First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | France | CBS 62535First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1965 | France | CBS S 62 535First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Japan | CBS YS-466-CFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | New Zealand | CBS BP473193 / Columbia (CL2237)First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | South Africa | Columbia CL 2237First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | CBS BPG 62535First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | CBS SBPG 62535First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CL 2237First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CL 2237First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CS 9037First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CL 2237First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP 50292LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP 50292LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | South Africa | Embassy EMB 30009(L)LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AP 1440LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Columbia PC 36804LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1981 | Colombia | CBS 14-1454LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | CBS CBS 21123LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | Canada | CBS Special Products CSPS 3033LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Columbia CS 9037LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPM 183LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Armed Forces Radio And Television Service P-9319 / Armed Forces Radio And Television Service P-9320LP, Transcription | LP, Transcription |
28 vinyl pressings of Bob Brookmeyer And Friends are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1965 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia CS 9037, released March 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 9037, CL 2237, BPG 62535, SBPG 62535) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM 77835 and XSM 77836. 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.
