UK
1956- Label and catalog number
- Esquire 32-014
- Format
- LP, Compilation

Vinyl pressings
by Gerry Mulligan · 1956
Mulligan Plays Mulligan was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. 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 1956, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | UK | Esquire 32-014First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1956 | US | Prestige PRLP 7006LP, Compilation, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | France | Barclay 84044LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1958 | US | Prestige PRLP 7006LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | US | Prestige PR 7251 / Prestige PRLP 7251LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Prestige PR7251 / Prestige PRST 7251LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Prestige PR7251 / Prestige PRST 7251LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Prestige PR 7251LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | XTRA XTRA 5009LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1966 | UK | XTRA XTRA X-5009LP, Compilation, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Japan | Prestige SMJ-6619(M)LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Germany | Original Jazz Classics OJC-003 / Prestige P-7006LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1982 | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-003 / Prestige P-7006LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| 1982 | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-003 / Prestige P-7006LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1983 | South Africa | Fantasy JOR 2067LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Brazil | Prestige 821 729-1LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1984 | Germany | Prestige 0902 045LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1984 | Spain | Prestige 150 095LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1985 | Italy | Prestige OM 2023LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1988 | South Korea | Yeh Eum Records YFJL-614 / Original Jazz Classics OJC-003LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Dol DOL782LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Prestige OJC-003 / Prestige P-7006LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Prestige LP 7006 / Prestige OJC-003LP, Compilation, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Prestige PR 7251 / Prestige PRST 7251LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Prestige PRLP 7006 / Prestige LP 7006LP, Compilation, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-003 / Prestige P-7006LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
26 vinyl pressings of Mulligan Plays Mulligan are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1956 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in UK. One of them is Esquire 32-014.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 32-014) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.