US
1962- Label and catalog number
- Columbia CL 1715
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono · Hollywood Pressing
- Runout / matrix
XLP54306-1B BHRunout stamp side A
XLP54307-1CRunout stamp side B
Vinyl pressings
First Time! The Count Meets The Duke
by Duke Ellington · 1962
84 pressings18 countriesBig BandSwingJazz
First Time! The Count Meets The Duke was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
How to spot a first pressing of First Time! The Count Meets The Duke
25 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 8 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.
US
1962- Label and catalog number
- Columbia CS 8515
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Hollywood Pressing
- Runout / matrix
XSM-54308-2A BH IIIIISide A Runout
XSM-54309-2A BH IIISide B Runout
XSM 54308Center Label Side A
XSM 54309Center Label Side B
US
1962- Label and catalog number
- Columbia CS 8515
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Hollywood Pressing
US
1962- Label and catalog number
- Columbia JS7-59Columbia CS 8515
- Format
- 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Jukebox, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
ZSM 57069 JBLabel A
ZSM 57070 JBLabel B
ZSM 57071 JBLabel C
ZSM 57072 JBLabel D
US
1962- Label and catalog number
- Columbia CL 1715
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono · Pitman Pressing
- Runout / matrix
XLP54306-1B P I ISide A runout, variant 1
XLP54307-1D PSide B runout, variant 1
XLP54306-1A T 1111-111Side A runout, variant 2
XLP51307-1BSide B runout, variant 2
US
1962- Label and catalog number
- Columbia CS 8515
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
XSM-54308-2D PRunout stamp side A
XSM-54309-2ARunout stamp side B
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
All 84 vinyl pressings
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
1960s37 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | France | CBS CBS S 62.102LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1962 | Australia | Coronet KLLS 1736 / Coronet KLLS-1736First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Canada | Columbia CS 8515First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Canada | Columbia CL 1715First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | Columbia CS 8515First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Canada | Columbia CL 1715 / CBS CL 1715First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | Columbia CS 8515First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Netherlands | Philips B 47016 LFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | New Zealand | Coronet KLLS1736First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Switzerland | CBS 62102 / CBS S 62.102First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | UK | CBS SBPG 62102First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | UK | CBS BPG 62102First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | Philips BBL 7528 / Philips B 47016 LFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CL 1715First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CS 8515First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
1970s10 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Columbia CS 8515LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia CS 8515LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPM-161LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Embassy S EMB 31055 / Embassy EMB 31055LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | Yugoslavia | Embassy EMB 31055 / CBS CBS-31055LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Italy | Record Bazaar RB 14LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1979 | Brazil | CBS Especial 600.010LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Brazil | CBS 225022LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1979 | Italy | Gruppo Editoriale Fabbri JS 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AP 1471LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
1980s7 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | France | CBS 84417 / CBS CBS 84417LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Argentina | Columbia 80.118LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Italy | CBS EMB 31055LP | LP |
| 1987 | Europe | CBS CBS 450509 1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Columbia CJ 40586LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1988 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1115 4397 / Embassy EMB 31055LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Yugoslavia | Suzy CBS 450509 1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
2000s1 pressing
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | UK | Columbia CS 8515LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
2010s3 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Europe | WaxTime 771735LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 2017 | France | Jazztwin 50022LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2018 | Europe | Vinyl Passion VP 90059LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
2020s2 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Europe | Jazz Wax Records JWR 4638LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2024 | Europe | Vinyl Passion VP 90059LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
Year unknown24 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Music For Pleasure MFP 5987LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Coronet KLL 1736LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | CBS KLLS-1736LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | CBS KLLS-1736 / CBS KLLS 1736LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Embassy EMB 31055 / Embassy CS 8515LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 450509 1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| ? | France | CBS S 62 102LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | CBS S 62102 / CBS S 62.102LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | CBS S 62102 / CBS S 62.102LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | CBS 84417 / CBS CBS 84417LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | CBS S 62102 / CBS S 62.102LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | CBS S 62 102LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Tobacco Road B / 2529LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Embassy EMB 31055LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Embassy EMB 31055LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
Tracklist
- A1Battle Royal5:34
- A2To You3:55
- A3Take The "A" Train3:47
- A4Until I Met You4:55
- B1Wild Man6:20
- B2Segue In C8:25
- B3B D B4:43
- B4Jumpin' At The Woodside3:08
Questions
How many vinyl pressings of First Time! The Count Meets The Duke are there?
84 vinyl pressings of First Time! The Count Meets The Duke are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1961 and 2024.
When was First Time! The Count Meets The Duke first released on vinyl?
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia CL 1715.
How do I tell if my copy of First Time! The Count Meets The Duke is a first pressing?
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 1715, CS 8515, JS7-59, BBL 7528) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP54306-1B BH and XLP54307-1C. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
How much is First Time! The Count Meets The Duke on vinyl worth?
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.
