Vinyl pressings
by Gerry Mulligan Quartet · 1959
What Is There To Say? was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 5 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.
XLP45329-2BRunout side A, variant 1
XLP45330-2BRunout side B, variant 1
XLP45329-2ARunout side A, variant 2
XLP45330-2DRunout side B, variant 2
XSM45331-1HSide A runout, stamped
XSM45332-1GSide B runout, stamped
XSM 45331Side A center label
XSM 45332Side B center label
XSM45331-1FRunout Side One, Stamped, variant 1
XSM45332-1JRunout Side Two, Stamped, variant 1
XSM45331-1FRunout Side One, Stamped, variant 2
XSM45332-1HRunout Side Two, Stamped, variant 2
XLP45329-2CSide A runout, variant 1
XLP45330-2BSide B runout, variant 1
XLP-45329-2B I 1Side A runout, variant 2
XLP45330-2B I 1Side B runout, variant 2
XLP45329-2AAStamped side A Variant 1
XLP45330-2AStamped Side B Variant 1
XLP45329-2H IStamped side A Variant 2
XLP45330-2AStamped side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Canada | Columbia CL 1307First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Canada | Columbia CS 8116First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Europe | Philips 840 034 BY / Philips 840034First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Europe | Philips B 07512 L / Philips 07512First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Europe | Philips 840 034 BY / Philips 840 034First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Italy | Philips B07512 LFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | Philips BBL 7320First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CL 1307First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CS 8116First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CL 1307First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CS 8116First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CL 1307First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CL 1307First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CS 8116First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CL 1307First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Japan | Columbia YS 119LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CL 1307LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Columbia Odyssey 32 16 0258 / Odyssey 32 16 0258LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia Special Products CSP 8116LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1968 | US | Columbia Odyssey 32 16 0258 / Odyssey 32 16 0258LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia Special Products CSP 8116LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Avan-Guard BVL013LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPZ 19LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Columbia Special Products JCS 8116LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Columbia Special Products JCS 8116LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Europe | CBS CBS 21102LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | Canada | Columbia CS 2888LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Europe | WaxTime 771656LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 2011 | US | Original Recordings Group ORG 111 / Columbia 8869779445112", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2012 | Italy | Columbia CS 8116LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2013 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP835 / Columbia CS 8116LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2017 | UK & Ireland | Columbia CS8116LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Avan-Guard Music BVL-013LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Avan-Guard BVL 013LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 21102LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Israel | CBS 450588-1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | DeAGOSTINI Japan 46LP | LP |
| ? | Japan | Columbia YL-131LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips B 07512 LLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 1307LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 8116LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 8116LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
44 vinyl pressings of What Is There To Say? are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1959 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Columbia CL 1307.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 1307, CS 8116, BBL 7320, 840 034 BY) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP45329-2B and XLP45330-2B. 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.
