Vinyl pressings
by Count Basie Orchestra · 1968
Basie Straight Ahead was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
LPS 76773 (MR) △ 12396Side A runout etched, (MR) stamped
LPS 76774 (MR) △ 12396 - xSide B runout etched, (MR) stamped
LPS 76,773Label side A
LPS 76,774Label side B
LPS-76773-2Matrix print label A
LPS-76774-1Matrix print label B
LPS 76773 I A1Side A runout stamped
LPS 76774 I A1Side B runout stamped
LPS 76,773Label side A
LPS 76,774Label side B
M 56773 1Side 1
M 56774 1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Argentina | Music Hall 12.795 / Dot Records 12.795First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Canada | Dot Records DLP 25902 / Dot Records DLP-25902First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Dot Records DLP 25902First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Japan | Dot Records SMJ-7505First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Dot Records DLP 25902 / Dot Records DLP 25,902First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Dot Records DLP 3902First yearLP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | Dot Records DLP 25902First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Dot Records DLP 25902First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | France | DOT Records 2 C 062-90007LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | Dot Records SLPD 525LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Dot Records LPD 525LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | UK | Dot Records SLPD 525LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Spain | Paramount Records HDTS 531-04 / Hispavox HDTS 531-04LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Dot Records HJD 200LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | ABC Records YW-8543-ABLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-5623LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | South Africa | MCA Records GSL105LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | MCA Impulse! MCA-29004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Impulse! 29004 / ABC Dot DL-25902LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Dot Records DLP 25902 / Dot Records DLP 25,902LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Dot Records DLP 25902 / ABC DOT DL-25902LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Dot Records DLP 25902 / MCA Impulse! MCA-29004LP, Album | LP, Album |
22 vinyl pressings of Basie Straight Ahead are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1968 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Argentina, Canada, Japan. One of them is Dot Records DLP 25902.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DLP 25902, DLP 3902, 12.795, SMJ-7505) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LPS 76773 (MR) △ 12396 and LPS 76774 (MR) △ 12396 - x. 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.
