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Fats-Bud-Klook-Sonny-Kinney

by Fats Navarro · 1955

15 pressings5 countriesBopJazz

Fats-Bud-Klook-Sonny-Kinney was first pressed on vinyl in 1955. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Fats-Bud-Klook-Sonny-Kinney

4 pressings came out in 1955, 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.

US

1955
Label and catalog number
Savoy Records MG-12011
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

MG 12011 A RVGSide A

MG 12011 B RVGSide B

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US

1955
Label and catalog number
Savoy Records MG-12011
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

MG 12011AA-Side Runout - Stamped

MG 12011BB-Side Runout - Stamped

MG 12011-ASide A Label

MG 12011-BSide B Label

Full details of this pressing

US

1955
Label and catalog number
Savoy Records MG-12011
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Label Variation
Runout / matrix

MG 12011A X20 1 RVG ASide A

MG 12011B X20 1 RVG DSide B

Full details of this pressing

Canada

1955
Label and catalog number
London Savoy Records MG-12011
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

MG 12011 ASide A

MG 12011 BSide B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 15 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1955CanadaLondon Savoy Records MG-12011First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1955USSavoy Records MG-12011First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1955USSavoy Records MG-12011First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1955USSavoy Records MG-12011First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1960s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1962USSavoy Records MG-12011LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1970s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1974USSavoy Records MG-12011LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1975FranceMusidisc 30 JA 5129 / Musidisc JA 5129LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1985USSavoy Jazz SJC 416 / Savoy Jazz MG 12011LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono
Year unknown7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?ArgentinaSavoy Records MG-22011 / Trova MG-22011LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?FranceMusidisc 30 JA 5129LP, AlbumLP, Album
?JapanSavoy Records MG - 12011 / Savoy Records MGJ-12011LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?USSavoy Record Co., Inc. MG-12011LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?USSavoy Records MG-12011LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?USSavoy Records MG-12011LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?USSavoy Records MG 12011LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. A1Boppin' A Riff - 1 & 25:31
  2. A2Fat Boy - 1 & 25:41
  3. A3Be Bop Carroll2:56
  4. A4Gone With The Wind3:08
  5. A5Serenade To A Square2:33
  6. A6Good Kick2:36
  7. B1Everything's Cool - 1 & 25:48
  8. B2Webb City - 1 & 25:36
  9. B3The Tadd Walk2:50
  10. B4That Someone Must Be You2:59
  11. B5Seven Up2:27
  12. B6Blues In Be Bop2:42

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Fats-Bud-Klook-Sonny-Kinney are there?

15 vinyl pressings of Fats-Bud-Klook-Sonny-Kinney are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1955 and 1985.

When was Fats-Bud-Klook-Sonny-Kinney first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1955, in US, Canada. One of them is Savoy Records MG-12011.

How do I tell if my copy of Fats-Bud-Klook-Sonny-Kinney is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MG-12011) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MG 12011 A RVG and MG 12011 B RVG. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Fats-Bud-Klook-Sonny-Kinney on vinyl worth?

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.

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