Vinyl pressings
by Gerry Mulligan And His Sextet · 1957
Mainstream Of Jazz 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.
7 pressings came out in 1957, the album's first year, in 7 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.
MG 36101 A I MS1 MS1 A1Side A runout, variant 1
MG 36101 B MS2 I MSII A4Side B runout, variant 1
MG 36101 A MS1 MS1 I A1Side A runout, variant 2
MG 36101B MS2 I MSII B2Side B runout, variant 2
MRCLP 12 15059 A-1
MRCLP 12 15059 B-1
MG 36101 ASide A Label
MG 36101 BSide B Label
XPARTX-35898 A3 MC36101A MSI M6-182968Side A runout
XBARCX-35899-2 A2 MC36.0.B MS2 M6-188482Side B runout
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 | Australia | EmArcy MG 36101First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1957 | Canada | EmArcy MG 36101First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | France | EmArcy MG 36101First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Italy | EmArcy MG 36101First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Netherlands | EmArcy MG 36101First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | UK | EmArcy EJL 1259First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1957 | US | EmArcy MG 36101 / Mercury MG 36101First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Japan | EmArcy SFX-10577 Ⓜ / Mercury SFX-10577 ⓂLP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Japan | EmArcy 195J-34(M) / Mercury Emarcy Jazz 195J-34LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Mercury RJ 83 202 / Mercury RJ 83202LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | EmArcy MC-3007LP | LP |
| ? | US | EmArcy MG 36101LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | EmArcy MG 36101LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | EmArcy MG 36101LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of Mainstream Of Jazz are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1957 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is EmArcy MG 36101.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MG 36101, EJL 1259) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MG 36101 A I MS1 MS1 A1 and MG 36101 B MS2 I MSII A4. 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.
