Vinyl pressings
by Gil Fuller · 1965
Gil Fuller & The Monterey Jazz Festival… was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. 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 1965, 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.
M-1000-Side 1 U.S. PAT. #RE23.946 GB PAT. # 713.418Runout side A
M-1001-Side 2 U.S. PAT. #RE23.946 GB PAT. # 713.418Runout side B
M-1000Label side A
M-1001Label side B
S-4102-1(Side 1, etched)
S-4103-2(Side 2, etched)
AA 688 147 1L 1 670 112C1 1Side A
AA 688 147 2L 1 670 112C 1Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Canada | Pacific Jazz PJ-93First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1965 | Italy | Ricordi International SMIR 23 005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Fontana 688 147 ZLFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Fontana 688 147 ZLFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Pacific Jazz T-90458 / Pacific Jazz 93LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1965 | US | Pacific Jazz PJ-93 / Pacific Jazz 93First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Pacific Jazz ST-90458 / Pacific Jazz 93LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1965 | US | Pacific Jazz ST-93First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Pacific Jazz ST-93First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | Pacific Jazz LN-10060LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Pacific Jazz PJ-93 / TrovaLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Brazil | Elenco MEV-7LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Pacific Jazz PJ-93LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Pacific Jazz 93 / Pacific Jazz WPST 20093LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Pacific Jazz PJ-93LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Pacific Jazz LN-10060 / Liberty LN-10060LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Gil Fuller & The Monterey Jazz Festival… are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1965 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Canada, Italy and more. One of them is Pacific Jazz PJ-93.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PJ-93, ST-93, 688 147 ZL, SMIR 23 005) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M-1000-Side 1 U.S. PAT. #RE23.946 GB PAT. # 713.418 and M-1001-Side 2 U.S. PAT. #RE23.946 GB PAT. # 713.418. 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.
