Vinyl pressings
by Duke Ellington · 1961
Duke's Place was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 2 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.
8D/6085-A [Stamped: Bell Sound, Audio Matrix]Scribed in runout, side A
8D15981-A [Stamped: Bell Sound, Audio Matrix]Scribed in runout, side B
(16085)Label A
(15981)Label B
45-8016085-B [MR(circled)] △-40157Runout side A, etched [stamped]
45-8D15981-B [MR(circled) Bell Sound] △-40156Runout side B, etched [stamped]
(16085)Label A
(15981)Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Italy | Roulette R 4390First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1961 | US | Roulette R 4390First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1961 | US | Roulette R 4390First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1961 | US | Roulette R 4390First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Netherlands | Roulette RL 211437", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Netherlands | Roulette RL 211437", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Netherlands | Roulette RL 211437", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Roulette 43907", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Denmark | Roulette R-43907", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Denmark | Roulette R-43907", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | New Zealand | Roulette R 43907", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
11 vinyl pressings of Duke's Place are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1961 and 1962.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, Italy. One of them is Roulette R 4390, released September 1961.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 4390) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 8D/6085-A [Stamped: Bell Sound, Audio Matrix] and 8D15981-A [Stamped: Bell Sound, Audio Matrix]. 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.
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