Vinyl pressings
by Erroll Garner · 1970
Errol Garner was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 1970, 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.
FS 245 A Pete Helffrich ARC 8-4-70Runout side A variant 1
FS 245 B Pete Helffrich ARC 8-4-70Runout side B variant 1
FS 245 A Pete HelffrichRunout side A variant 2
FS 245 B Pete HelffrichRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Italy | Quadrifoglio VDS 208First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1970 | Italy | Quadrifoglio VDS 208 / Vedette Records VDS 208LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1970 | US | Everest Records Archive Of Folk & Jazz Music FS-245First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1973 | France | Vogue LDM. 30230LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1973 | France | Vogue LDM. 30230LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Spain | Acción AC-40.011LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Brazil | Imagem 5015LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Everest Records Archive Of Folk & Jazz Music FS-245LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1982 | Brazil | Imagem Jazz LP 3 31 404 006 ELP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Astor GGS 1143 / Everest Records Archive Of Folk & Jazz Music GGS 1143LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | Imagem IMM-5015LP | LP |
| ? | France | Music For Pleasure 1652401LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Vogue LDM. 30230 / Vogue LD. 30230LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | France | Vogue LDM. 30230LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | France | Vogue 530230LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Bellaphon BJS 4045LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | Bellaphon 230·07·017LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Quadrifoglio VDS 208 / Vedette Records VDS 208LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | Everest Records Archive Of Folk & Jazz Music FS-245LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of Errol Garner are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1970 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Italy. One of them is Everest Records Archive Of Folk & Jazz Music FS-245.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FS-245, VDS 208) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FS 245 A Pete Helffrich ARC 8-4-70 and FS 245 B Pete Helffrich ARC 8-4-70. 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.
