Vinyl pressings
by Cannonball Adderley And His Orchestra · 1961
African Waltz was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1961, 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.
RLP-12-377-AA side runout variant 1
RLP-12-377-B2B side runout variant 1
RLP-12-377-A AB REHA side runout variant 2
RLP-12-377-B1 AB REHB side runout variant 2
RLP 12-9377 ALabel, side A
RLP 12-9377 BLabel, side B
RLP-12-377A AB REHA runout
RLP-12-377B AB REHB runout
(RLP 12-377 A)Label, side A
(RLP 12-377 B)Label, side B
RLP 12 377 A-1LSide A, runout, stamped
RLP-12-377B1Side B, runout, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Europe | Riverside Records RLP 377First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | France | Riverside Records RLP 377First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1961 | UK | Riverside Records RLP 377 / Riverside Records 12-377First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | UK | Riverside Records RLP 9377First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Riverside Records RLP 9377First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Riverside Records RS 9377First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Riverside Records RLP 377First yearLP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1961 | US | Riverside Records RLP 377 / Riverside Records RM 377First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Riverside Records RLP 377First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Japan | Riverside Records MW 2002LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-258 / Riverside Records RLP-9377LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Original Jazz Classics OJC-258 / Riverside Records RLP-9377LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Original Jazz Classics OJC-258 / Riverside Records RLP-9377LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Riverside Records RLP 377 / Riverside Records RLP 12-377LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Riverside Records OJC-258 (RLP-9377)LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Riverside Records RLP 377LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
16 vinyl pressings of African Waltz are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1961 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, UK, Europe, France. One of them is Riverside Records RLP 377, released June 1961.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RLP 377, RLP 9377, RS 9377) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RLP-12-377-A and RLP-12-377-B2. 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.
