Vinyl pressings
by Count Basie Orchestra · 1966
Basie Meets Bond was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 9 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.
o UAS 6480A-1A1 P B2Side A runout, Variant 1
c p UAS 6480B-1A1 2BSide B runout, Variant 1
c p UAS 6480 A 1A 1 -- B4Side A runout, Variant 2
c UAS 6480 B 1A 1 p -- B5Side B runout, Variant 2
UAS · 6480 A CLB I / S oSide A runout
UAS · 6480 B · CLB I SSide B runout
UAL 3480A 1B - V CPSide A runout etched, V CP stamped
UAL 3480B 1B - V 5 CSide B runout etched, V 5 C stamped
SULP 1127 A-1 R 1Side A runout
S̶U̶L̶P̶ ̶1̶1̶7̶2̶ ̶B̶-̶1̶ SULP 1127 B-1 G 1Side B runout
ULP 1127 1 - 1Both side 1 and 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | United Artists Records UALS-8099First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Australia | United Artists Records UAL-8099First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Australia | Universal Record Club SU-859First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | United Artists Records UAS 6480First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Canada | United Artists Records UAL 3480First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | France | United Artists Records 38031First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Germany | United Artists Records 669 129First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Mexico | Gamma GU 191-106First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | New Zealand | United Artists Records UAL 3480First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | New Zealand | United Artists Records UAS 6480First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Spain | United Artists Records HU 061-42First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | United Artists Records ULP 1127First yearLP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | UK | United Artists Records SULP 1127First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | United Artists Records ULP 1127First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | United Artists Records UAL 3480First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UK | Sunset Records SLS 50183LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Calendar Records SR66-9851LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | Universal Record Club U-859 / Universal Record Club SU-859LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | France | Sunset Records SLS 50.183 / Sunset Records SLS 50 183LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | United Artists Records YS-635-UALP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Calendar Records SR67 96289LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
28 vinyl pressings of Basie Meets Bond are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1966 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is United Artists Records UAS 6480, released February 1, 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UAS 6480, UAL 3480, SULP 1127, ULP 1127) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o UAS 6480A-1A1 P B2 and c p UAS 6480B-1A1 2B. 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.
