Vinyl pressings
by Dizzy Gillespie · 1971
Portrait Of Jenny was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1971, 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.
PLP-13-A (1) (3) 31-4 5-71 1-T-3/24-8-4Runout A, variant 1
PLP-13-B (-2) 31-4 5-71 1-T-3/24-8-4Runout B, variant 1
PLP-13-A (1) (-3) 31-4 5-71 7-T-3/24-8-4Runout A, variant 2
PLP-13-B (1) (-2) 31-4 5-71 7-T-3/24-8-7Runout B, variant 2
PLP-13-A (1) (3) 31-4 5-71 1-T-3/24-8-4Runout side A, variant 1
PLP-13-B (-2) 31-4 5-71 1-T-3/24-8-4Runout side B, variant 1
PLP-13-A (1) (-3) 31-4 5-71 7-T-3/24-8-4Runout side A, variant 2
PLP-13-B (1) (-2) 31-4 5-71 7-T-3/24-8-7Runout side B, variant 2
PLP-13-A (1) (-3) 31-4 5-71 7-T-3/24-8-4Side A runout
PLP-13-B (-2) 31-4 5-71 7-T-3/24-8-7Side B runout
PLP-13-A (1) (-3) 31-4 5-71 7-T-3/24 8.4Deadwax A
PLP-13-B (1) (-2) 31-4 5-71 7-T3/24 87Deadwax 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | US | Perception Records PLP 13First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Perception Records PLP 13First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Perception Records PLP 13First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Perception Records PLP 13First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Perception Records PLP 13First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Brazil | One Way OW-514LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Brazil | One Way OW-514LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | US | Perception Records PLP 13LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2000 | US | Perception Records PLP 13LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Perception Records PE 21505 / Perception Records PE 21 505LP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of Portrait Of Jenny are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1971 and 2000.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US. One of them is Perception Records PLP 13.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PLP 13) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PLP-13-A (1) (3) 31-4 5-71 1-T-3/24-8-4 and PLP-13-B (-2) 31-4 5-71 1-T-3/24-8-4. 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.
