Vinyl pressings
by Eddie Harris · 1961
Exodus To Jazz 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.
13 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 4 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.
61-1801A label
61-1802B label
SLP - 61 - 1801 AudioMatrix 2-8-61- Bell Sound A\ ARPA
SLP - 61 - 1802 -3-8-61 AudoMatrix BellSound A\ ARPB
4-19-61 SLP-61-1801 AUDIOMATRIX Bell SoundRunout Side A
SLP-61-1802 3-8-61 AUDIOMATRIX Bell SoundRunout Side B
61-1801Side A Label
61-1802Side B Label
AudioMatrix 3-28-61 Bell Sound ARP A-B1Side A runout variant 1
AudioMatrix ARP A11 Bell Sound 2-28-61Side B runout variant 1
61-1801 AudioMatrix 3-28-61 A-31 Bell SoundSide A runout variant 2
61-1802-1 AudioMatrix 3-28-61 A11 Bell SoundSide B runout variant 2
AudioMatrix Bell Sound AI ARP 3-17-61 61-1801Runout A, Stamped, Etched, Variant 1
AudioMatrix 2-28-.61 Bell Sound AII ARP 61-1802-1Runout B, Stamped, Etched, Variant 1
AudioMatrix ARS A Bell Sound 4-13-61 61-1801-2Runout A, Stamped, Etched, Variant 2
AudioMatrix 2-28-.61 ASW A Bell Sound AII ARP 61-1802-1Runout B, Stamped, Etched, Variant 2
U 2189 /SVJLP-3016-1 61-1801Runout Side A etched
U 2184 /SVJLP-3016-2 61-1802Runout Side B etched
EX-6006-1 RHSide A Label
EX-6006-2 RHSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Canada | Vee Jay Records SR-3016 / Vee Jay Records ST-3016First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1961 | Canada | Vee Jay Records LP-3016 / Vee Jay Records VJLP 3016First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Canada | Vee Jay Records SR-3016 / Vee Jay Records ST-3016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | New Zealand | Vee Jay Records 39/732First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | UK | Columbia 33SX 1423First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Vee Jay Records SR-3016 / Vee Jay Records VJLP 3016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Vee Jay Records LP-3016 / Vee Jay Records VJLP 3016First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Vee Jay Records LP-3016 / Vee Jay Records VJLP 3016First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Vee Jay Records SR-3016 / Vee Jay Records VJLP 3016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Exodus Records Ex-6006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1961 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 3016First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Vee Jay Records LP-3016 / Vee Jay Records VJLP 3016First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Vee Jay Records SR-3016 / Vee Jay Records VJLP 3016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Joy Records JOY 103LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | UpFront Records UPF-106LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | US | A World Of Jazz VJS 3016LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Spain | Dial Records 527006 / Vee Jay Records 527006LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Vee Jay Records RJL-2670LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | Spain | Doblon 50.4022LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Spain | Doblon Jazz 50.4022 / Doblon 50.4022LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Japan | Vee Jay Records 22YB-2015LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | UK | Atlantis ATS 10LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Vee Jay Records SMJ-7029LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Exodus Records EXS-6006LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Exodus Records EX-6006LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
29 vinyl pressings of Exodus To Jazz are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1961 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, UK, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Vee Jay Records SR-3016, released February 1961.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SR-3016, LP-3016, Ex-6006, VJLP 3016) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 61-1801 and 61-1802. 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.
