Vinyl pressings
by Duke Ellington And His Orchestra · 1957
Such Sweet Thunder was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1957, the album's first year, in 3 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.
XLP41496-1C . IAIIASide A runout, variant 1
XLP41497-2A . .Side B runout, variant 1
XLP41496-1B . IASide A runout, variant 2
XLP41497-2B . IASide B runout, variant 2
XLP41496-1G HSide A runout variant 1
XLP41497-2D HHSide B runout variant 1
XLP41496-1G HSide A runout variant 2
XLP41497-1L HHSide B runout variant 2
XLP41496-1C AIIASide A label, AIIA Etched
XLP41497-2A ..Side B label, .. etched
XLP41496-1CRunout side A, variant 1
XLP41497-1KRunout side B, variant 1
XLP41496-1CRunout side A, variant 2
XLP41497-2ARunout side B, variant 2
XLP41496-1BSide A
XLP 41497-1CSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Brazil | Columbia LPCB 31158First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1957 | Canada | Columbia CL 1033First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Columbia CL 1033First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1957 | US | Columbia CL 1033First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Columbia CL 1033First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Columbia CL 1033First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | France | Philips B 07.278 LLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Italy | Philips B 07278 LLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Netherlands | Philips B 07278 LLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Australia | Coronet KLP 649LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1959 | France | Philips B 07.278 LLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | UK | CBS 52421 / CBS RM 52421LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Netherlands | CBS 63525 / CBS CL 1033LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | Columbia Special Products JCL 1033LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | US | Columbia Special Products JCL 1033LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Japan | CBS/Sony 15AP 555LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | France | CBS 84405LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1989 | Italy | CBS 465146 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | UK | Columbia CL 1033 / Pure Pleasure PP CL 1033LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 2010 | UK | Columbia CL 1033 / Pure Pleasure Analogue PPAN CL 1033LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| 2011 | Europe | WaxTime 771710LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | Coronet KLP 649LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Philips BBL 7203 / Philips BBL.7203LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Philips BBL 7203 / Philips BBL.7203LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | CBS 52421LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | CBS 52421 / CBS RM 52421LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
26 vinyl pressings of Such Sweet Thunder are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1957 and 2011.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, Brazil, Canada. One of them is Columbia CL 1033, released September 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 1033, LPCB 31158) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP41496-1C . IAIIA and XLP41497-2A . .. 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.
