Vinyl pressings
by Dizzy Gillespie · 1955
Groovin' High was first pressed on vinyl in 1955. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1955, the album's first year. 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.
MG 12020A X20 1 C RVGVariant 1 - Side A: stamped
MG 12020B X20 1 G RVGVariant 1 - Side B: stamped
MG 12020A X20 RVG E 1Variant 2 - Side A: stamped
MG 12020B X20 G 1Variant 2 - Side B: stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | US | Savoy Records MG 12020First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Savoy Records MG 12020First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | France | Savoy Records MG-12020LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Brazil | Imagem 5044LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1973 | Italy | Musidisc SM 3541LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Italy | Musidisc SM 3541LP, Compilation, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1974 | Italy | Musidisc SM 3541 / Joker SM 3541LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | Italy | Musidisc SM 3541LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Arista WAJ-70136LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Japan | Savoy Records COJY-9055LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | BYG Records BYG 529145 / BYG Records 529.145LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | France | Savoy-Musidisc SA 6037 / Savoy-Musidisc 30 SA 6037LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Musidisc 30 CV 1156 / Musidisc CV 1156LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Musidisc 30 CV 1156 / Musidisc CV 1156LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | BYG Records BYG 529145 / BYG Records 529.145LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | France | Musidisc 30 CV 1156 / Musidisc CV 1156LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Musidisc 30 CV 1156LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Arista WAJ-70136LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| ? | US | Savoy Records MG-12020LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Savoy Records MG 12020LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Savoy Records MG-12020LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono |
21 vinyl pressings of Groovin' High are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1955 and 1993.
The earliest pressings are from 1955, in US. One of them is Savoy Records MG 12020.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MG 12020) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MG 12020A X20 1 C RVG and MG 12020B X20 1 G RVG. 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.
