Vinyl pressings
by Gil Evans And His Orchestra · 1974
Plays The Music Of Jimi Hendrix was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 3 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.
C✩PL1 0667A 1C Ⅰ A2Side A stamped, variant 1
C✩PL1 0667B 1 Ⅰ A2Side B stamped, variant 1
C✩PL1 0667A 1 Ⅰ A2Side A stamped, variant 2
C✩PL1 0667B 1 Ⅰ A1Side B stamped, variant 2
C𝙰̷PL1 0667 A 2 HA side runout, stamped except C etched
CPL1 - 0667 B 2 HB side runout, stamped
CPL1-0667-AA side label
CPL1-0667-BB side label
APD1 0667 A1 HSide A runout
APD1 0667 B1 HSide B runout
APD1-0667-ASide A label
APD1-0667-BSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | South Africa | RCA Victor APL1-0667First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | RCA Victor LSA 3197First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | RCA APD1-0667First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1974 | US | RCA Victor CPL1-0667First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | RCA Victor CPL1-0667First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | RCA R4P-5079LP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | Japan | RCA RCA-6254LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | RCA PG-100LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Japan | RCA RJL-2706LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Europe | RCA NL 90 032LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Italy | Bluebird NL 88409LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1988 | US | Bluebird 8409-1-RB / RCA 8409-1-RBLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1989 | South Korea | Seoul Records SRPR-173 / RCA 8409-1-RBLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | US | Alto Analogue CPL1-0667LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1997 | US | Alto Analogue APL 1-667LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Germany | RCA Victor CPL1-0667 / Speakers Corner Records RCA CPL 1-0667LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2015 | Germany | RCA CPL 1-0667 / Speakers Corner Records CPL 1-0667LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Bluebird 140.4011 / BMG 140.4011LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | France | RCA CPL1-0667LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | RCA Victor CPL1 0667LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | RCA RCA-6254LP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor CPL1-0667LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA Victor CPL1-0667LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA Victor CPL1-0667LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
24 vinyl pressings of Plays The Music Of Jimi Hendrix are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1974 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, South Africa. One of them is RCA Victor CPL1-0667, released September 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CPL1-0667, APD1-0667, LSA 3197, APL1-0667) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, C✩PL1 0667A 1C Ⅰ A2 and C✩PL1 0667B 1 Ⅰ A2. 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.
