Vinyl pressings
by Chet Baker Sextet · 1962
Chet Is Back! was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. 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 1962, 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.
NKHP 21285 1S 1A /Runout side A
NKHP 21286 4S 1A /Runout side B
NKHP 21285Label side A
NKHP 21286Label side B
NKHP 21285 2S 1ARunout area side A, variant 1
NKHP 21286 2S 1ARunout area side B, variant 1
NKHP 21285 2S 1A 1Runout area side A, variant 2
NKHP 21286 5S 1A 3Runout area side B, variant 2
NKHP 21285 2S 1A 6Runout side A, etched
NKHP 21286 3S 1A 3Runout side B, etched
NKHP 21285 2S-1A 3Runout side A
NKHP 21286 5S-1A 3Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Italy | Vik KLVP 171First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Italy | RCA Italiana PML - 10307 / RCA Victor PML 10307First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Italy | RCA Victor PML - 10307 / RCA Victor PML 10397First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Italy | RCA Victor PML - 10307 / RCA Victor PML 10307First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Italy | RCA Victor PML - 10307 / RCA Victor PML 10307First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | RCA SHP-6114LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1976 | Japan | RCA RGP-1182(M) / RCA Camden RGP-1182(M)LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1976 | Japan | RCA RGP-1182LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1978 | France | RCA PM 31256LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1978 | Germany | RCA CL 31649LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | France | RCA NL 70578LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Germany | Bluebird NL82001 / RCA NL82001LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1990 | US | Bluebird 2001-1-RBLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1993 | Japan | RCA BVJJ-2820LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Germany | RCA Victor PML10307 / Speakers Corner Records PML10307LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 2005 | Germany | RCA PML 10307 / Speakers Corner Records PML 10307LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 2005 | Germany | RCA Victor PML 10307 / RCA Victor PML-10307LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | US | ORG Music ORGM-1075 / RCA 88691961131LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2012 | US | ORG Music ORGM-1076 / RCA Victor 88725479871LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2012 | US | RCA Victor 88691961131 / ORG Music ORGM-1075LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | Spain | WaxTime 771842LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2014 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1046 / RCA PML 10307LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | Europe | DOL DOL899HLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | Europe | Jazz Images 37014LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 2018 | Europe | WaxTime 500 408708LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | Jazz Wax Records JWR-4614LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2023 | US | Jazz Wax Records 8435723700531LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2026 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1046 / RCA PML 10307LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | RCA Masters PM 31256LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA LPM-9922LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | RCA Italiana KIT 171LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
31 vinyl pressings of Chet Is Back! are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1962 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in Italy. One of them is RCA Victor PML - 10307, released March 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PML - 10307, KLVP 171) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NKHP 21285 1S 1A / and NKHP 21286 4S 1A /. 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.
