Vinyl pressings
by Hampton Hawes · 1955
Hampton Hawes Vol. 1: The Trio was first pressed on vinyl in 1955. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1955, 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.
LKL 12-30 D3 HVariant 1: Runout side A
LKL 12-29 D3 HVariant 1: Runout side B
LKL 12-30 D4 HVariant 2: Runout side A
LKL 12-29 D4 HVariant 2: Runout side B
S 2 LKL 12 - 30 D 3Runout side A
I S LKL 12 - 29 D 1 0Runout side B
LKL 12-30Matrix on label side A
LKL 12-29Matrix on label side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | US | Contemporary Records C3505First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Contemporary Records C3505First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | UK | Contemporary Records LAC 12056 / Contemporary Records LAC.12056LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Argentina | Contemporary Records C3505 / Trova c3505LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | Contemporary Records SR(M)-3081LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1974 | Japan | Contemporary Records LAX-3001 (M) / Contemporary Records LAX-3001 ⓂLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1979 | Japan | Contemporary Records GXC 3106LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1979 | US | Contemporary Records C3505LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Contemporary Records C3505LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1980 | US | Contemporary Records C3505LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1982 | Japan | Contemporary Records P-7580LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1987 | Spain | Contemporary Records C3505 / Contemporary Records 27 495 LMLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-316 / Contemporary Records C-3505LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1988 | Japan | Contemporary Records VIJ-306 / Contemporary Records C3505LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Japan | Contemporary Records SGD-26 / Contemporary Records C-3505LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Contemporary Records COP 020 / Boplicity Records COP 020LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Europe | Contemporary Records COP 020 / Boplicity Records COP 020LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| ? | US | Contemporary Records C3505LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Contemporary Records C3505LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
19 vinyl pressings of Hampton Hawes Vol. 1: The Trio are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1955 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1955, in US. One of them is Contemporary Records C3505.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C3505) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LKL 12-30 D3 H and LKL 12-29 D3 H. 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.
