US
1958- Label and catalog number
- Riverside Records RLP 12-271
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono

Vinyl pressings
by Clark Terry · 1958
In Orbit was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. 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 1958, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | US | Riverside Records RLP 12-271First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Riverside Records RLP 12-271First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Riverside Records RS 3009LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Riverside Records RS 3009LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Riverside Records RS 3315LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1969 | Germany | Riverside Records 673007LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | Riverside Records 673007LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Riverside Records 673 007LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | France | Riverside Records 689 19LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1977 | Japan | Riverside Records SMJ-6167MLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1977 | Japan | Riverside Records SMJ-6167MLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-302 / Riverside Records RLP-271LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Worldwide | Craft Recordings CR00723 / Riverside Records CR00723LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Jazzland JLP 996 / Jazzland 996LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-302 / Riverside Records RLP-12-271LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | JAZZLAND JLP 96LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Riverside Records RLP 12-271LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Riverside Records RS 3009LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| ? | US | Riverside Records RLP 12-271LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Riverside Records RLP 12-271LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
20 vinyl pressings of In Orbit are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1958 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US. One of them is Riverside Records RLP 12-271.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RLP 12-271) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.