US
1961- Label and catalog number
- Spin-O-Rama S-55
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
S-55-A NEW AudioMatrix 12-2-61 A\ ✩Runout, side A
S-55-A ✩ NEW AudioMatrix 12-2-61 A\\\\Runout, side B
S-55-ALabel, Side A
S-55-BLabel, Side B
Vinyl pressings
by Duke Ellington · 1961
Music Of Duke Ellington And Others 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.
2 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year. 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.
S-55-A NEW AudioMatrix 12-2-61 A\ ✩Runout, side A
S-55-A ✩ NEW AudioMatrix 12-2-61 A\\\\Runout, side B
S-55-ALabel, Side A
S-55-BLabel, Side B
S-55-A NEW 12-12-61 AIIISide A runout, etched
S-55-B NEW 12-13-61 AIISide B runout, etched
AudioMatrixSides A & B runout, stamped
S-55-ASide A 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | US | Spin-O-Rama S-55First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Spin-O-Rama S-55First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Spin-O-Rama MK 3092LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Diplomat Records 2256LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Parade SP 392LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Pirouette Records FM-55LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Diplomat Records FM-55LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Parade SP 392LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Parade SP 392LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Spin-O-Rama M-55LP | LP |
| ? | US | Diplomat Records FM65LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Pirouette Records FM-55LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Spin-O-Rama MK 3092LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Promenade 2256LP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of Music Of Duke Ellington And Others are listed here, from 1 country.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US. One of them is Spin-O-Rama S-55.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S-55) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S-55-A NEW AudioMatrix 12-2-61 A\ ✩ and S-55-A ✩ NEW AudioMatrix 12-2-61 A\\\\. 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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