US
October 1962- Label and catalog number
- Impulse! A-28
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
- Runout / matrix
A-28-A LW VAN GELDERSide A etched, VAN GELDER stamped
A-28-B LW VAN GELDERSide B etched, VAN GELDER stamped

Vinyl pressings
by Coleman Hawkins · 1962
Desafinado (Bossa Nova & Jazz Samba) 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.
3 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.
A-28-A LW VAN GELDERSide A etched, VAN GELDER stamped
A-28-B LW VAN GELDERSide B etched, VAN GELDER stamped
A-28-A LW VAN GELDER
A-28-B LW VAN GELDER
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 | US | Impulse! A-28First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1962 | US | Impulse! A-28First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Impulse! A-28First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Australia | Impulse! IL-30,982LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1963 | Canada | Sparton Impulse! Records A-28-SLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Canada | Sparton Impulse! Records A-28LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | France | Impulse! IMP-28 / Vega IMP-28LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Japan | Impulse! NY 17LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Japan | Impulse! SNY 17LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Impulse! AS-28LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Impulse! A-28LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | His Master's Voice CLP 1630 / His Master's Voice CLP. 1630LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | His Master's Voice CSD 1484LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Impulse! A-28 / Impulse! AS-28LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Impulse! A-28 / Impulse! AS-28LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1974 | Italy | Impulse! 3C 064-95842 / ABC Records 3C 064-95842LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Impulse! A-28 / Impulse! AS-28LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Brazil | ABC Impulse! 6-27-404-003LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | ABC Impulse! 17.1045/9 / Mediterraneo 17.1045/9LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Spain | ABC Impulse! LP-0047 / Mediterraneo LP-0047LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | Impulse! IMPL 5018LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | Italy | ABC Impulse! IMP 486 / Impulse! IMP 486LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | Italy | Impulse! IMPL 5018 / ABC Impulse! IMPL 5018LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | US | Impulse! IMP-227LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | WaxTime 771852LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2014 | Unknown | Doxy ACV 2013LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 2015 | Europe | DOL DOL856HLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | Italy | Impulse! A-28LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | ABC Impulse! AS 28LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Impulse! AS-28 / MCA Records AS-28LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| ? | Netherlands | Impulse! AS-28 / Philips 841 994 BYLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | World Record Club T 696 / World Record Club T. 696LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| ? | UK | Jasmine Records JAS 12LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | World Record Club ST. 696 / World Record Club T 696LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Impulse! AS-28LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | ABC Impulse! A28 AS28LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
36 vinyl pressings of Desafinado (Bossa Nova & Jazz Samba) are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1962 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US. One of them is Impulse! A-28, released October 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use A-28) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A-28-A LW VAN GELDER and A-28-B LW VAN GELDER. 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.