Vinyl pressings
by Duke Ellington · 1963
Piano In The Foreground was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
XSM-59184-1BSide A, stamped, variant 1
XSM-59185-1BSide B, stamped, variant 1
O XSM-59184-1C A1Side A, stamped, variant 2
O XSM-59185-1E A1Side B, stamped, variant 2
O XSM-59184-1B PRunout text, side A, variant 1
O XSM-59185-1B PRunout text, side B, variant 1
O XSM-59184-1E PRunout text, side A, variant 2
O XSM-59185-1G IIRunout text, side B, variant 2
o XSM-59184-1C T A 111Side A runout
o XSM-59185-1F T A 1 11Side B runout
XSM 59184Side A label
XSM 59185Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia CS 8829First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia CL 2029First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia CS 8829First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | CBS BPG 62204First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CS 8829First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CL 2029First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CL 2029First yearLP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CL 2029First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CS 8829First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CS 8829First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CS 8829First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP 50314LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | CBS/Sony YBPC 6LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | France | CBS CBS 84419LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | US | Columbia CS-8829 / Classic Records CS-8829LP, Album, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2009 | US | Classic Records CS 8829 / Columbia CS 8829LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Europe | WaxTime 771727LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2017 | Unknown | Jazztwin 50015LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Europe | 20th Century Masterworks 350275LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | CBS CBS 84419LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | CBS 62.204LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | CBS SBPG 62204LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
22 vinyl pressings of Piano In The Foreground are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1963 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Columbia CS 8829.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 8829, CL 2029, BPG 62204) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM-59184-1B and XSM-59185-1B. 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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