US
1964- Label and catalog number
- Columbia CL 2168
- Format
- LP, Mono
- Runout / matrix
0 XLP-76646-2A P ||Side 1 stamped except "||" which is etched
C XLP-76647-1A PSide 2 stamped
XLP 76646Label Side 1
XLP 76647Label Side 2
Vinyl pressings
by Eddie Harris · 1964
Cool Sax Warm Heart was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. 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 1964, 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.
0 XLP-76646-2A P ||Side 1 stamped except "||" which is etched
C XLP-76647-1A PSide 2 stamped
XLP 76646Label Side 1
XLP 76647Label Side 2
○XSM-76648-2D T I VSide 1 Runout - Stamped
○XSM-76649-1E T U 3Side 2 Runout - Stamped, exept 3 etched
0 XSM-78736-1JRunout Side A
0 XSM-78737-1ERunout Side B
XSM-76648-2DSide 1 stamp
XSM-76649-1ESide 2 stamp
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | New Zealand | CBS BP473117First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CL 2168First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CS 8968First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CL 2168First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CS 8968First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CS 8968First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CS 8968First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | Columbia Special Products JCS 8968LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | South Africa | CBS STR 20003LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia CS 8968LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Cool Sax Warm Heart are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1964 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, New Zealand. One of them is Columbia CL 2168.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 2168, CS 8968, BP473117) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0 XLP-76646-2A P || and C XLP-76647-1A P. 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.