Vinyl pressings
by George Shearing · 1961
George Shearing And The Montgomery Brothers was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1961, 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.
JLP-55-A ABSide A runout, variant 1
C JLP-55-B-2 ABSide B runout, variant 1
JLP-55-A ABSide A runout, variant 2
JLP-55-B-5 JSide B runout, variant 2
JLP-955-A ABSide 1, etched
JLP-955-B-2 ABSide 2, etched
JLP-955-ASide A etched, variant 1
JLP-955-BSide B etched, variant 1
JLP-955-A ABSide A etched, variant 2
JLP-955-B-2 ABSide B etched, variant 2
M6 217518 XPARTX 49338Runout groove side A, stamped
M6 218075 XPARTX 49339 21Runout groove side B, stamped
JLP 55ARunout groove side A, etched
XPARTX. 49.338Center label side A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | France | Jazzland JLP 55First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Jazzland JLP 955First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Jazzland JLP 55First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1961 | US | Jazzland JLP 955First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Jazzland JLP 55First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | JAZZLAND JLP 55 / JAZZLAND 55First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | Jazzland JLP 55 / Riverside Records JLP 55LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Jazzland JLP 55LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Jazzland JLP 955LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Jazzland JLP 955LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Jazzland 955 / Jazzland JLP 955LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Jazzland JLP 955LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1967 | Venezuela | Circulo Musical 257 / Circulo Musical No. 257LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Japan | Jazzland 55 / Jazzland JLP 55LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Jazzland 55 / Jazzland JLP 55LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | UK | Riverside Records JLP 55LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1982 | Germany | Jazzland 0902088LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Germany | Riverside Records 0902.088 / Fantasy 0902088LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-040 / Riverside Records OJC-040LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Jazzland OJC-040 / Jazzland J-955LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | South Africa | Fantasy JOR 2065LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Brazil | Riverside Records 821.738-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Mexico | Gamma LP GX-0101346LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Jazzland JLP 55LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | Riverside Records SR-7017 / Jazzland JLP-955LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Fontana 701 539 WPYLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Fontana 701 539 WPYLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
27 vinyl pressings of George Shearing And The Montgomery Brothers are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1961 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, France. One of them is JAZZLAND JLP 55, released November 1961.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JLP 55, JLP 955) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, JLP-55-A AB and C JLP-55-B-2 AB. 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.
