Vinyl pressings
by Herbie Mann · 1965
Latin Mann (Afro To Bossa To Blues) 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.
17 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 7 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.
XLP110634-1ASide 1 runout variant 1
XLP110635-1ASide 2 runout variant 1
XLP110634-1C T oSide 1 runout variant 2
XLP110635-1C T oSide 2 runout variant 2
XSM110636-1A PVariant 1: Side A runout, stamped
o XSM110637-1D PVariant 1: Side B runout, stamped
o XSM110636-1B PVariant 2: Side A runout, stamped
o XSM110637-1B PVariant 2: Side B runout, stamped
XSM 110636Side A Label
XSM 110637Side B Label
o XSM110636-1C I S A CSide A runout
o XSM110637 -1C I S A CSide B runout
XLP110634-1D P oSide A runout variant 1
XLP110635-1A P oSide B runout variant 1
XLP 110634Side A label
XLP 110635side B label
XLP110634-1A oSide A runout
XLP110635-1A oSide B runout
XLP 110634Side A label
XLP 110635Aide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | CBS SBP 233273First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Australia | CBS BP 233853First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Australia | CBS SBP 233273First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Canada | Columbia CS 9188First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Canada | Columbia CL 2388First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Colombia | CBS CL 4092First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Japan | CBS JPS 9188First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1965 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 473816First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | CBS BPG 62585First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | CBS SBPG 62585First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CL 2388First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CL 2388First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CS 9188First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CS 9188First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CS 9188 / Columbia CL 2388First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | CBS SBP 233853LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | Europe | CBS S 52824 / CBS CS 1068LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1970 | US | Columbia CS 1068LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia CS 1068LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | US | Caliente CLT 7073LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | CBS/Sony 23AP 672LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AP 1820LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia JCS 9188LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Special Products JCS 9188LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 1068LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9188LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
33 vinyl pressings of Latin Mann (Afro To Bossa To Blues) are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1965 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia CL 2388.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 2388, CS 9188, BPG 62585, SBPG 62585) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP110634-1A and XLP110635-1A. 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.
