US
1958- Label and catalog number
- Roulette R-52007
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
- Runout / matrix
R L P 25 ASide A Runout, Stamped
R L P 25 BSide B Runout, Stamped
Vinyl pressings
by Count Basie · 1958
Count Basie Presents Eddie Davis Trio Plus Joe… 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.
6 pressings came out in 1958, 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.
R L P 25 ASide A Runout, Stamped
R L P 25 BSide B Runout, Stamped
R LP-25 A -1A 1Side A runout
R LP-25 B -1A 2Side B runout
RLP 25 ASide A runout
RLP 25 B 4-9-58Side B runout
DG 52007ASide A
DG 52007BSide B
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 | Australia | Roulette RLP-007First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Scandinavia | Sonet R-52007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1958 | UK | Columbia 33SX 1117First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1958 | US | Roulette R-52007First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Roulette R-52007 / Roulette RLP-25First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1958 | US | Roulette R-52007First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Roulette SR-52007LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | France | Roulette LDM. 30123LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | France | Vogue 500118LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Roulette R-52007 / Roulette R52007LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Roulette SR-52007LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Count Basie Presents Eddie Davis Trio Plus Joe… are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1958 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Australia, Scandinavia. One of them is Roulette R-52007.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R-52007, 33SX 1117, RLP-007) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R L P 25 A and R L P 25 B. 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.

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