Vinyl pressings
by Dizzy Gillespie · 1976
Afro-Cuban Jazz Moods 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 8 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.
PP 1969 1S I A2Side A runout, variant 1
PP 1970 C 1S I ASide B runout, variant 1
PP 1969 1S I A1HSide A runout, variant 2
PP 1970 1S I A1DSide B runout, variant 2
2310 771 S1 320Runout side A
2310 771 S2 320Runout side B
2310 771 1Label side A
2310 771 2Label side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | Pablo Records 2310-771First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Pablo Records 2310 771First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Pablo Records 2310 771First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | Pablo Records 2310 771 AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Pablo Records MTF 1056First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Turkey | Polydor 2310-771First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Pablo Records 2310 771First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Pablo Records 2310-771First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Brazil | Pablo Records 2310 771LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Spain | Pablo Records 2310-771 / Nuevos Medios 27522 LMLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-447 / Pablo Records 2310-771LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Pablo Records OJC 447 / Pablo Records 2310.771LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Pablo Records 2310-771LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Pablo Records 2310-771LP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of Afro-Cuban Jazz Moods are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1976 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Pablo Records 2310-771.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2310-771, 2310 771, 2310 771 A, MTF 1056) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PP 1969 1S I A2 and PP 1970 C 1S I A. 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.
