Vinyl pressings
by Duke Ellington And His Orchestra · 1958
Newport 1958 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.
12 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 7 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.
XLP44238-1CSide 1, Runout, Stamped
XLP44239-1FSide 2, Runout, Stamped
XLP44238-1CVariant 1: Side 1, Runout, Stamped
XLP44239-1EVariant 1: Side 2, Runout, Stamped
XSM44499-1KSide 1
XSM44500-1DSide 2
XLP44238-1J | 1-1Side 1, Runout, Stamped
XLP44239-1C | 1-1Side 2, Runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Australia | Coronet KLP 736 / Coronet KLP - 736First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Canada | Columbia CL 1245First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Italy | Philips B 07637 LFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Italy | Philips B 07637 LFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Netherlands | Philips B 07367 LFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | New Zealand | Coronet KLP 736First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | UK | Philips BBL 7279First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | UK | Philips SBBL 7279First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CL 1245First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CS 8072First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CL 1245First yearLP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CL 1245First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Spain | Philips B 07367 LLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Netherlands | Columbia S 65113LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | France | CBS CBS 84408LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | Italy | Legends LEG 4LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Germany | Columbia CL 1245 / Speakers Corner Records Columbia CS 8072LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2011 | Germany | Columbia CS 8072 / Speakers Corner Records CS 8072LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2012 | Germany | Columbia CL 1245 / Speakers Corner Records Columbia CS 8072LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Philips 840 026 BY / Philips SBBL 526LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CSRP 8072 / Columbia CS 8072LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 1245LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
22 vinyl pressings of Newport 1958 are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1958 and 2012.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia CL 1245.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 1245, CS 8072, BBL 7279, SBBL 7279) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP44238-1C and XLP44239-1F. 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.
