US
1956- Label and catalog number
- EmArcy MG 36077
- Format
- LP, Mono
- Runout / matrix
MG36077A-MS2-MS1 I A1Runout, side A
MG36077B-MS2-MS11 I A1Runout, side B
Vinyl pressings
by Cannonball Adderley · 1956
In The Land Of Hi-Fi was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1956, 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.
MG36077A-MS2-MS1 I A1Runout, side A
MG36077B-MS2-MS11 I A1Runout, side B
MG36077A-MS2 FFS MS11 I AIRunout, side A
MG36077B-3 FFSRunout, side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | US | EmArcy MG 36077First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | EmArcy MG 36077 / Mercury MG 36077First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | France | Mercury 7159 / Mercury MG 36077LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Italy | EmArcy MG 36077 / Mercury MG 36077LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | UK | EmArcy EJL 1261 / Mercury EJL 1261LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | EmArcy MG 36077 / Mercury MG 36077LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UK | Concert Hall CJ 1261LP | LP |
| 1975 | US | Trip TLP-5573LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Germany | EmArcy MG 36077 / Mercury MG 36077LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Jazztone J-1261LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | EmArcy MG 36077LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Guilde Internationale Du Disque J 1261LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | Concert Hall J-8261LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | EmArcy MG 36077LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | EmArcy MG 36077 / Mercury MG 36077LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of In The Land Of Hi-Fi are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1956 and 2000.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US. One of them is EmArcy MG 36077.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MG 36077) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MG36077A-MS2-MS1 I A1 and MG36077B-MS2-MS11 I A1. 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.