Vinyl pressings
by Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis · 1959
Very Saxy was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1959, 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.
PRLP - 7167 • A • RVGRunout side A, variant 1
PRLP • 7167 • B • RVGRunout side B, variant 1
PRLP-7167-A- AB RVGRunout side A, variant 2
PRLP-7167-B-1 AB A RVGRunout side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | US | Prestige PRLP 7167 / Prestige 7167First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | France | Bel Air 331005LP | LP |
| 1961 | UK | Esquire 32-117LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | US | Prestige PR 7790LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Prestige PR 7790LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Prestige PRT-7790LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Prestige VIJ-5069LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1979 | Japan | Prestige VIJ-5069LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-458 / Prestige P-7167LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Prestige 09 02 111 / Prestige 0902.111LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo |
| ? | US | Prestige PR 7167LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
11 vinyl pressings of Very Saxy are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1959 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US. One of them is Prestige PRLP 7167, released December 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PRLP 7167) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PRLP - 7167 • A • RVG and PRLP • 7167 • B • RVG. 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.
