US
1950- Label and catalog number
- Discovery Records 142
- Format
- 10", 78 RPM
- Runout / matrix
D-386 <E>A runout
D-391 <E>B runout
D-386A side label
D-391B side label
Vinyl pressings
by Dizzy Gillespie · 1950
Lullaby Of The Leaves / On The Alamo was first pressed on vinyl in 1950. 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 1950, 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.
D-386 <E>A runout
D-391 <E>B runout
D-386A side label
D-391B side label
D-386 <E>A runout
D-391 <E>B runout
D-386A side label
D-391B side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | US | Discovery Records 142First year10", 78 RPM | 10", 78 RPM |
| 1950 | US | Discovery Records 142First year10", 78 RPM | 10", 78 RPM |
| 1951 | Sweden | Sonora SRA 400Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1951 | Sweden | Modern MusicShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1951 | Sweden | Jazz Selection J.S. 4003Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1951 | Sweden | Jazz Selection J.S. 4003Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Esquire D142Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Australia | Esquire Records D-142Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Jazz Selection J.S. 662Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | Music JH 1006Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Sweden | Jazz Selection JS 50267", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | Vogue Records V-2002Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | US | Discovery Records 45-1427", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Discovery Records 45-1427", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
14 vinyl pressings of Lullaby Of The Leaves / On The Alamo are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1950 and 1951.
The earliest pressings are from 1950, in US. One of them is Discovery Records 142.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 142) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, D-386 <E> and D-391 <E>. 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.