Vinyl pressings
by Duke Ellington And His Orchestra · 1958
Ellington Indigos was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1958, 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.
XSM41526-3CG DSide A runout stamped, variant 1
XSM44319-1AH TCSide B runout stamped, variant 1
XSM-41526-3FHSide A runout stamped, variant 2
XSM44319-1DDSide B runout stamped, variant 2
XLP42295-3E HVariant 1 side 1 - Runout
XLP42296-1A H I IIIVariant 1 side 2 - Runout
XLP42295-3CVariant 2 side 1 - Runout
XLP42296-1AVariant 2 side 2 - Runout
XLP42295-3BL Ⱶ A 111Runout side A, variant 1
XL P42296-1BG Ⱶ 11Runout side B, variant 1
XLP42295-3AFRunout side A, variant 2
XLP42296-1AGRunout side B, variant 2
XLP42295-3ALSide 1 - Runout
XLP42296-1AASide 2 - Runout
x"LP" 42295Center Label Side 1
x"LP" 42296Center Label Side 2
XSM41526-3B | HSide A runout
XSM44319-1AG | HSide B runout
XLP42295-3BESide 1 - Runout
XLP42296-1AASide 2 - Runout
x"LP" 42295Center Label Side 1
x"LP" 42296Center Label Side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Canada | Columbia CL 1085First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Canada | Columbia CS 8053First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | Canada | Columbia CL 1085First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | UK | Philips BBL 7229First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CS 8053First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CL 1085First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CL 1085First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CL 1085First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CL 1085First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CS 8053First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CL 1085First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CS 8053First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CL 1085First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CS 8053First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CL 1085LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | US | Columbia CL 1085LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CS 8053LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CL 1085LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CS 8053LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CL 1085LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Japan | Columbia YS 324LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 55827LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA 15827LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA 15827LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 55827LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1971 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA 15827 / CBS SUA 15827LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Europe | CBS CBS 463342 1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1989 | US | Columbia CJ 44444 / Columbia J 44444LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Europe | Jazz Track JT1001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Impex Records IMP6010LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2012 | US | Impex Records IMP6010 / Sony Music Commercial Music Group 88697934031LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2012 | US | Impex Records IMP6010 / Sony Music Commercial Music Group 88697934031LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2012 | US | Impex Records IMP6010LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2012 | Spain | WaxTime 771763LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1008 / Columbia CS 8053LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Impex Records IMP6010 / Sony Music Commercial Music Group 88697934031LP, Reissue, Remastered, Repress | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Repress |
| 2024 | US | Impex Records IMP6060-45 / Sony Music Commercial Music Group 88697934031LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Impex Records IMP6058-45 / Columbia CS 8053LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo, Mono · Mono, Limited, Numbered | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo, Mono · Mono, Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia CS 8053LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | CBS CBS82682LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | Columbia YL 104LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips 840 017 BYLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips B 07302 LLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips 840 017 BYLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 8053LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 8053LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia 8053 / Columbia PC 8053LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 8053LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 1085LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia 8053 / Columbia PC 8053LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
51 vinyl pressings of Ellington Indigos are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1958 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Australia, Canada. One of them is Columbia CS 8053.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 8053, CL 1085, BBL 7229, KLP 662) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM41526-3CG D and XSM44319-1AH TC. 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.
