Vinyl pressings
by Bob Brookmeyer · 1958
The Street Swingers was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 4 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.
PJ.ST.728Runout side A, stamped
PJ.ST.729Runout side B, stamped
ST-728Matrix, A-side label, in parentheses
ST-729Matrix, B-side label, in parentheses
PJ.ST.78Runout Stamped
PJ.ST.729Runout Stamped
ST-728Side A Label
ST-729Side B Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Italy | Music LPM 2063First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Japan | World Pacific Records PFJ-5026First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | UK | Vogue Records LAE 12147First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | World Pacific Records PJ-1239First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | World Pacific Records PJ-1239First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | US | Kimberly 2021LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Kimberly 11021LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Kimberly 2021 / Kimberly 11021LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Pacific Jazz K23P 6715LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1981 | Japan | Pacific Jazz K23P 6715 / Pacific Jazz K23P-6715LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1989 | UK | EMI USA WP 10LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Japan | World Pacific Records PJ-1239 / Pacific Jazz PJ-1239LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1991 | Japan | World Pacific Records PJ-1239 / World Pacific Records K23P-6715LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of The Street Swingers are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1958 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Italy, Japan. One of them is World Pacific Records PJ-1239.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PJ-1239, LAE 12147, LPM 2063, PFJ-5026) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PJ.ST.728 and PJ.ST.729. 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.
