Vinyl pressings
by Gerry Mulligan Quartet · 1952
Gerry Mulligan Quartet was first pressed on vinyl in 1952. 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 1952, 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.
PJ-401 RERunout A etched - variant 1
PJ-400 RERunout B etched - variant 1
PJ-401 RE △2722Runout A etched - variant 2
PJ-400 RE △2721Runout B etched - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | US | Pacific Jazz PLJP-1 / Pacific Jazz PJLP-1First yearLP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| 1953 | UK | Vogue Records L.D.E. 029 / Vogue Records LDE. 029LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1955 | France | Swing M. 33.305LP, 10", Reissue | LP, 10", Reissue |
| 1955 | France | Swing M. 33.305LP, 10", Reissue | LP, 10", Reissue |
| 1956 | Australia | Vogue Productions LDEA-029LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Jazz Wax Records JWR 4556LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2018 | Europe | Jazz Images 37061LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | Vogue Records LDEM.02910", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Mono · Mono | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | South Africa | Pacific Jazz PLJP-1 / Pacific Jazz PJLP-1LP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| ? | UK | Vogue Records L.D.E. 029 / Vogue Records L.D.E.029LP, 10", Repress | LP, 10", Repress |
| ? | UK | Vogue Records LDE 029LP, 10", Repress | LP, 10", Repress |
| ? | UK | Vogue Records L.D.E. 029 / Vogue Records L.D.E.029LP, 10", Album, Repress | LP, 10", Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | Vogue Records L.D.E. 029 / Vogue Records L.D.E.029LP, 10", Repress | LP, 10", Repress |
13 vinyl pressings of Gerry Mulligan Quartet are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1952 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1952, in US. One of them is Pacific Jazz PLJP-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PLJP-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PJ-401 RE and PJ-400 RE. 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.
