Vinyl pressings
by Dave Brubeck · 1956
At Newport was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1956, 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.
XLP39060-1D. ☆ ||A|A|A ИVariant 1: Side A runout
XLP39061-1J. ☆ 𝖨11 |||||||Variant 1: Side B runout
XLP39060-1A. ☆ ||A|A|A|Variant 2: Side A runout
XLP39061-1F. ☆ | | | |Variant 2: Side B runout
XLP39060-1F ☆ HA side stamped [exc. H]
XLP39061-1E ☆ HB side stamped [exc. H]
XLP 39060Label A-side
XLP 39061Label B-side
XLP39060-1GA-side
XLP39061-1ACB-side
XLP39060-1H ☆ 1 H HRunout A-side, variant 1
XLP39061-1AC ☆ HRunout B-side, variant 1
XLP39060-1H ☆ HRunout A-side, variant 2
XLP39061-1E ☆ HRunout B-side, variant 2
XLP39060-1H ☆ HA side stamped [exc. H]
XLP39061-1H ☆ HB side stamped [exc. H]
XLP 390601Label A-side
XLP 390611Label B-side
XLP39060-1G ☆ HSide A runout
XLP39061-1AC ☆ HSide B
x"LP" 39060Side A label
x"LP" 39061Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Canada | Columbia CL 932First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Canada | Columbia CL 932First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Italy | Philips B 07207 LFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Japan | Columbia PL 5038LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | South Africa | Columbia ALD 6127First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia CL 932First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia CL 932First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia CL 932First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia CL 932First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia CL 932First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia CL 932First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia CL 932First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia CL 932First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Netherlands | Philips B 07207 LLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Australia | Coronet KLP 570LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AP 1451LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia CL 932LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 932LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
20 vinyl pressings of At Newport are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1956 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, Canada, Italy, South Africa. One of them is Columbia CL 932.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 932, B 07207 L, ALD 6127) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP39060-1D. ☆ ||A|A|A И and XLP39061-1J. ☆ 𝖨11 |||||||. 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.
