Vinyl pressings
by Chet Baker · 1964
The Most Important Jazz Album Of 1964/65 was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1964, 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.
CP 476-1 M4761 △6669Side A runout, variant 1
CP 476-1 M4762 △6669XSide B runout, variant 1
CP 476-1 M4761 [MR logo] △6669 1SS-531Side A runout, variant 2
CP-476-2 M4762 [MR logo] ➁ △6669X 1SS-531Side B runout, variant 2
SCP - 476- S1 4763 (MR) △6670 1SS-531Side 1 Variant 2 etched
SCP- 476-2S 4764 (MR) △6670 X 2SS-531Side 2 Variant 2 etched
SCP 476 S-4763
SCP 476 S-4764
CP 476-1 M4761 ∆6669
CP 476-1 M4762 ∆6669X
CP 476 M 4761Side 1 Runout
CP 476 M 4762Side 2 Runout
M4761Side 1 Label
M4762Side 2 Label
CP-476 M 4761 LW oss531Side A runout
CP-476 M 4762 LW oss531Side B runout
M4761Side A label
M4762Side B label
CP-476 M 4761 LW oss531Side A runout
CP-476 M 4762 LW oss531Side B runout
M4761Side A label
M4762Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Canada | Colpix Records CP 476First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | Colpix Records SCP 476First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Japan | Colpix Records SMJ-7217First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | South Africa | Colpix Records CP 476First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Colpix Records CP 476First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Colpix Records SCP 476First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Colpix Records CP 476First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Colpix Records CP 476First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1964 | US | Colpix Records CP 476First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Colpix Records CP 476First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Jazz Junction JJ-205LP | LP |
11 vinyl pressings of The Most Important Jazz Album Of 1964/65 are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, Canada, Japan, South Africa. One of them is Colpix Records CP 476.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CP 476, SCP 476, SMJ-7217) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CP 476-1 M4761 △6669 and CP 476-1 M4762 △6669X. 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.
