Vinyl pressings
by Eric Dolphy · 1968
Eric Dolphy was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. 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 1968, 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.
FS 227A ARC 8-11-70Side A runout, etched. (there is more there that was indiscernable)
FS 227B ARC 8-11-70Side B runout, etched. (there is more there that was indiscernable)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | US | Everest Records Archive Of Folk & Jazz Music FS227First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1968 | US | Everest Records Archive Of Folk & Jazz Music FS227First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | Brazil | Imagem 5001 / Imagem M-5001LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | France | Disques Vogue CMDEVR 9642LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | Italy | Vedette Records VPA 8091LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | Italy | Vedette Records VPA 8091LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Italy | Quadrifoglio International VDS 325LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Imagem Jazz IMS-6013 / Imagem 6013LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Everest Records Archive Of Folk & Jazz Music FS227 / Everest Records Archive Of Folk & Jazz Music FS 227LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | Circulo Musical 530LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
10 vinyl pressings of Eric Dolphy are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1968 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US. One of them is Everest Records Archive Of Folk & Jazz Music FS227.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FS227) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FS 227A ARC 8-11-70 and FS 227B ARC 8-11-70. 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.
