Vinyl pressings
by Dinah Washington · 1976
The Jazz Sides was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. 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 1976, 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.
T1 EMS-2-401 A-CT8 MASTERDISK G.K.Runout, Side A
T1 EMS-2-401 CTB2Runout, Side B
T1 EMS-2-401 CTC1Runout, Side C
EMS-2-401 D-CT8 1T MASTERDISK G.K.Runout, Side D
EMS-2-401-A MASTERDISK HW (PR)PRecord 1, Side A
EMS-2-401-B MASTERDISK HW (PR)PRecord 1, Side B
EMS-2-401-C MASTERDISK HW (PR)PRecord 2, Side C
EMS-2-401-D (PR)Record 2, Side D
1T EMS-2-401-A-5 CTH MASTERDISK HW A 4Record 1, Side A Etched, exc. MASTERDISK A
T1 EMS-2-401-B- CT2 MASTERDISK HW A 13Record 1, Side B Etched, exc. MASTERDISK A
T1 EMS-2-401-C CT2 MASTERDISK HW A 7Record 2, Side C Etched, exc. MASTERDISK A
T1 EMS-2-401-D CT2 MASTERDISK HW ARecord 2, Side D Etched, exc. MASTERDISK A
EMS-2-401 A CT8 MASTERDISK Gk A T1Runout Side A
EMS-2-401 B CT7 MASTERDISK Gk A T1Runout Side B
EMS-2-401 C CTC1 T1Runout Side C
EMS-2-401 D CT8 1T MASTERDISK GkRunout Side D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Mercury 6672 501First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Japan | Mercury BT-5121First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Mercury 6641 573First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Mercury 6641 573First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | US | Mercury EMS-2-401First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1976 | US | Mercury EMS-2-401First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1976 | US | Mercury EMS-2-401First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1976 | US | Mercury EMS-2-401First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1977 | Brazil | Mercury 9286 529/530LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | US | Mercury 824 883-1 M-2LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Europe | Vinyl Passion VP 80799LP, Compilation, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Mercury 824 883-1 M-2LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered |
12 vinyl pressings of The Jazz Sides are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1976 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, Australia, Japan, Netherlands. One of them is Mercury EMS-2-401.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EMS-2-401, 6672 501, BT-5121, 6641 573) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 EMS-2-401 A-CT8 MASTERDISK G.K. and T1 EMS-2-401 CTB2. 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.
