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Vinyl pressings

Night Hawk

by Coleman Hawkins · 1961

22 pressings8 countriesHard BopJazz

Night Hawk was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. 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 Night Hawk

1 pressing came out in 1961, 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

1961
Label and catalog number
Prestige Swingville SVLP 2016
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

SVLP - 2016 • A • ABEtched runout side A

SVLP - 2016 • B • ABEtched runout side B

RVGStamped runout both sides

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 22 vinyl pressings

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

1960s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1961USPrestige Swingville SVLP 2016First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965USPrestige Swingville SVLP 2016LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1967UKXTRA XTRA 5038LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1967UKXTRA XTRA 5038LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1969USPrestige PR 7671 / Prestige PRST 7671LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
1969USPrestige PR 7671 / Prestige PRST 7671LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1970s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1972ArgentinaFantasy PRT-7671LP, AlbumLP, Album
1972USPrestige PR 7671 / Prestige PRT-7671LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
1972USPrestige PR 7671 / Prestige P-7671LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1972USPrestige PR 7671 / Prestige PRT-7671LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
1973NetherlandsPrestige PR (M) 5011LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980YugoslaviaJugoton LSPR-70860 / Prestige LSPR-70860LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1990s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1990USOriginal Jazz Classics OJC-420 / Prestige Swingville SV-2016LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2000s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2002USAnalogue Productions SV-2016 / Analogue Productions SV 2016LP, 45 RPM, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressingLP, 45 RPM, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing
2003USAnalogue Productions SV-2016 / Analogue Productions SV 201612", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered
2010s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2013ItalyPrestige Swingville SVLP 2016LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2014EuropeJazz Wax Records JWR 4550LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited
2016USOriginal Jazz Classics OJC-420 / Prestige Swingville SV-2016LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2016USOriginal Jazz Classics OJC-420 / Prestige Swingville SV-2016LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?JapanPrestige SMJ-7570LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USOriginal Jazz Classics OJC-420 / Prestige Swingville SV-2016LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?USPrestige PR 7671 / Prestige P-7671LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. A1Night Hawk10:30
  2. A2There Is No Greater Love8:15
  3. B1In A Mellow Tone6:45
  4. B2Don't Take Your Love From Me8:35
  5. B3Pedalin'6:35

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Night Hawk are there?

22 vinyl pressings of Night Hawk are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1961 and 2016.

When was Night Hawk first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US. One of them is Prestige Swingville SVLP 2016.

How do I tell if my copy of Night Hawk is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SVLP 2016) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SVLP - 2016 • A • AB and SVLP - 2016 • B • AB. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Night Hawk 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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