Vinyl pressings
by Duke Ellington's Spacemen · 1958
The Cosmic Scene 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.
7 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.
XLP43797-1C IIIIII T B BB1Side A runout, variant 1
XLP43798-1G T B2DIISide B runout, variant 1
XLP43797-1G TA IISide A runout, variant 2
XLP43798-1G T B2C ISide B runout, variant 2
XLP43797-1E I HSide A runout
XLP43798-1E Ray Boelke MN/B420-730-429-106 II HSide B runout
x"Lp" 43797Side A label
x"Lp" 43798Side B label
XLP43797-1C IIRunout A, stamped - variant 1
XLP43798-1B IARunout B, stamped - variant 1
XLP43797-1CRunout A, stamped - variant 2
XLP43798-1CRunout B, stamped - variant 2
XLP43797-1C IIA-side
XLP43798-1B UYB-side
XLP43797-1C IISide A Runout, Stamped
XLP43798-1A IISide B Runout, Stamped
CL 1198Side A Label
CL 1198Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Canada | Columbia CL1198First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Netherlands | Philips B 07377 LFirst yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | UK | Philips BBL 7287First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CL 1198First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CL 1198First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CL 1198First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CL 1198First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | Columbia CL 1198LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2015 | Europe | WaxTime 772049LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2018 | Europe | Pan Am Records 9152295LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Pan Am Records 9152295LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| ? | France | CBS CBS 64703 / CBS S 64 703LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | CBS 84407LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | CBS 84407LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
14 vinyl pressings of The Cosmic Scene are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1958 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Canada, Netherlands. One of them is Columbia CL 1198, released October 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 1198, BBL 7287, CL1198, B 07377 L) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP43797-1C IIIIII T B BB1 and XLP43798-1G T B2DII. 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.
