Vinyl pressings
by Erroll Garner · 1957
Soliloquy was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. 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 1957, 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.
XLP42065-2CSide A runout var.1
XLP42066-2DSide B runout var.1
XLP42065-2F HSide A runout var.2 (stamped, etched)
XLP42066-2F HY1Side B runout var.2 (stamped, etched)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | US | Columbia CL 1060First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Canada | Columbia CL 1060LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1958 | Canada | Columbia CL 1060LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | France | Philips B 07.300 LLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | UK | Philips BBL.7226 / Chappell B07300LLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CL 1060LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CL 1060LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CL 1060LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CL 1060LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CL 1060LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP 50444LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1977 | Japan | CBS/Sony 15AP 549LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | CBS S 64281LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 1060LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 1060LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
15 vinyl pressings of Soliloquy are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1957 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US. One of them is Columbia CL 1060.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 1060) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP42065-2C and XLP42066-2D. 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.
