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Jazz Immortal - After Hours Monroe's Harlem Mintons

by Charlie Christian · 1957

40 pressings9 countriesBopSwingJazz

Jazz Immortal - After Hours Monroe's Harlem… was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Jazz Immortal - After Hours Monroe's Harlem…

1 pressing came out in 1957, 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.

US

1957
Label and catalog number
Esoteric ES-548
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

ES-548 A BXC XII-226-10343 ASide A Runout

ES-548 B BXC XII-226-10343 BSide B Runout

BC-XII-226-10343ASide A Label

BC-XII-226-10343BSide B Label

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 40 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1957USEsoteric ES-548First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959USEsoteric ES-548 / Counterpoint CPT-548LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
1960s15 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1964FranceDisques Vogue LD 665-30LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1964JapanGlobe MJ-7066LPLP
1965UKSaga Soc SOC 996LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1965UKSociety SOC 996LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1965UKPresto PRE 640LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1965UKPresto PRE 640 / Saga PRE 640LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1965USEverest 5233 / Everest LPBR 5233LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1965USEverest 1233 / Everest SDBR 1233LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1966ItalyVedette Records VRMS 325LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1966UKPresto PRE 640 / Saga Pre PRE 640LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1968AustraliaW & G WG-25/5233 / Everest 5233LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1968UKSaga SOC 1036LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1968USEverest Records Archive Of Folk & Jazz Music FS-219LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1968USEverest Records Archive Of Folk & Jazz Music FS-219LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1969ItalyVedette Records VPA 8095LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1970s9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970JapanColumbia SL-5001-EV / Everest SL-5001-EVLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1972JapanColumbia HR-101-EVLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1974FranceSwing CLDE. 890LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1974UKSaga SAGA 6919LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1975FranceMusidisc 30 JA 5122 / Musidisc JA 5122LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1975ItalyQuadrifoglio International VDS 327LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1975JapanColumbia YW-7581-EVLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1975USUpFront Records UPF-181LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
1975JapanColumbia YW-7521-EVLP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1980s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1981JapanColumbia YS-7071LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1982FranceVogue 500114LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1990s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1998JapanVenus Records TKJV-19013 / Counterpoint / Esoteric Records CPT-548LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
Year unknown11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?ArgentinaCounterpoint / Esoteric Records CE-548 / Trova CE-548LP, Mono, Compilation, Reissue · MonoLP, Mono, Compilation, Reissue · Mono
?AustraliaW & G WG-25 / S1233LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?FranceDisques Vogue CMDEVR 9738 / Disques Vogue CMDEVR. 9738LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?FranceMusidisc 30 JA 5122 / Musidisc JA 5122LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?GermanyBellaphon BJS 4042LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?JapanDenon YS-7071-EVLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?SpainEsoteric ES-548LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?USEverest Records Archive Of Folk & Jazz Music FS-219LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USCounterpoint / Esoteric Records 5548LPLP
?USEsoteric ES-548 / Counterpoint CPT-548LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?USCounterpoint / Esoteric Records CPT-548LP, Mono, Compilation, Reissue · MonoLP, Mono, Compilation, Reissue · Mono

Tracklist

  1. A1Swing To Bop8:51
  2. A2Stompin' At The Savoy8:12
  3. A3Up On Teddy's Hill6:07
  4. B1Stardust6:13
  5. B2Kerouac7:29
  6. B3Stardust3:22
  7. B4Guy's Got To Go2:24
  8. B5Lips Flips4:54

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Jazz Immortal - After Hours Monroe's Harlem… are there?

40 vinyl pressings of Jazz Immortal - After Hours Monroe's Harlem… are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1957 and 1998.

When was Jazz Immortal - After Hours Monroe's Harlem… first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US. One of them is Esoteric ES-548.

How do I tell if my copy of Jazz Immortal - After Hours Monroe's Harlem… is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ES-548) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ES-548 A BXC XII-226-10343 A and ES-548 B BXC XII-226-10343 B. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Jazz Immortal - After Hours Monroe's Harlem… on vinyl worth?

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.

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