US
1978- Label and catalog number
- Columbia PC 35608
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Pitman Pressing
- Runout / matrix
AL 35608 - 1GSide A stamped
P BL 35608 - 1GSide B stamped
Vinyl pressings
by Dexter Gordon Quartet · 1978
Manhattan Symphonie was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. 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 1978, the album's first year, in 5 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.
AL 35608 - 1GSide A stamped
P BL 35608 - 1GSide B stamped
AL 35608-1GSide A
BL 35608 -1G PSide B
AL 35608-1CSide A - Variant 2
BL 35608-1CSide B - Variant 2
AL 35608-1C IT 0 EVariant 1 Side A runout
IT BL 35608-1C 0 B IVariant 1 Side B runout
AL 35608-1C IT o EVariant 2 Side A runout
BL 35608-1C A I I T oVariant 2 Side B runout
AL 35608-1FSide A runout, variant 1
BL 35608-1FSide B runout, variant 1
AL 35608-1GSide A runout, variant 2
BL 35608-1BSide B runout, variant 2
CBS-S-83184-A-1 (Etched) C1SIDE 1
CBS S 83184 B1 (Stamped) C1SIDE 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Brazil | Discos CBS 225038LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | Canada | Columbia PC 35608First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Europe | CBS 83184First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Columbia 25AP 1174First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | CBS S CBS 83184 / CBS (JC 35608)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Columbia PC 35608First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35608First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35608First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35608First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | UK | Columbia PPAN JC 35608 / Columbia PPAN JC 35608LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition · Limited |
10 vinyl pressings of Manhattan Symphonie are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1978 and 2008.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Columbia PC 35608.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PC 35608, JC 35608, S CBS 83184, 83184) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL 35608 - 1G and P BL 35608 - 1G. 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.