Vinyl pressings
by Buddy Rich · 1966
Swingin' New Big Band was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. 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 1966, the album's first year, in 7 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.
ST 20113 SIDE 1 -2 1 Λ2Side A variant 1
ST 20113 SIDE 2 / 1 Λ1Side B variant 1
ST 20113 SIDE 12 I Λ3Side A runout variant 2
ST 20113 SIDE 2 I I Λ1Side B runout variant 2
ST 20113 SIDE 1
ST 20113 SIDE 2
ST-20113-1 ReSide 1 variant 1
ST-20113-2 Re1 (20113) CHSide 2 variant 1
PJ-20113-1Side 1 runout variant 2
PJ-20113-2 (2)Side 2 runout variant 2
ST-20113-1Side A Runout - Etched
ST-20113-2Side B Runout - Etched
ST-20113-1Side A runout, etched
ST-20113-2Side B runout, etched
ST-20113-ASide A label
ST-20113-BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | Festival Records SFL 932180 / Festival Records ST 20113First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Pacific Jazz ST-20113 / Pacific Jazz PJ-10113First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | France | Fontana 688.152First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Japan | Liberty LLP 88045First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Fontana 888 152 ZYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | Fontana Tl 5408 / Fontana TL.5408First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Fontana STL.5408First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Pacific Jazz ST-20113 / Pacific Jazz PJ-10113First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Pacific Jazz PJ-10113First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Pacific Jazz PJ-10113First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Pacific Jazz PJ-10113 DJFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | Pacific Jazz ST-20113First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Pacific Jazz ST-20113First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Pacific Jazz PJ-10113First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | US | Pacific Jazz ST-20113First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UK | Liberty LBS 83107LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | Pacific Jazz LN-10089LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Pacific Jazz LN-10089LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Pacific Jazz WPS 20 113 K / Liberty WPS 20 113 KLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Pacific Jazz SMJ-7418LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | New Zealand | Fontana 888 152 ZYLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | South Africa | World Pacific WPL 5039LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Pacific Jazz ST-20113LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Pacific Jazz PJ-10113LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
32 vinyl pressings of Swingin' New Big Band are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1966 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Pacific Jazz ST-20113, released December 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-20113, PJ-10113, PJ-10113 DJ, Tl 5408) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST 20113 SIDE 1 -2 1 Λ2 and ST 20113 SIDE 2 / 1 Λ1. 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.
