Vinyl pressings
by Herbie Mann · 1970
The Best Of Herbie Mann was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 8 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.
ST A691709-1C CTH 1T B6Side A Runout
ST A691710-1B 1 CTH T B5Side B Runout
ST-A-691709CTHSide A Center Label
ST-A-691710CTHSide B Center Label
ST-A-691709-MOSide A label
ST-A-691710-MOSide B label
ST-A-691709KA
ST-A-691710KB
ST A691709-1C CTH I T X SSide A runout stamped through CTH the rest etched
O ST-A-691710CTH-1CSide B runout stamped
ST-A-691709 PRSide A label
ST-A-69710 PRSide B label
ST-A-691709-A AT LWSide A runout
ST-A-691710-1 AT LWSide B runout
ST-A-691709 PRSide A label matrix
ST-A-691710 PRSide B label matrix
ST-A-691709 PRLabel Side A
ST-A-691710 PRLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Atlantic SAL-933721First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | Atlantic SD 1544First yearCompilation, LP | Compilation, LP |
| 1970 | Canada | Atlantic SD 1544First yearCompilation, LP | Compilation, LP |
| 1970 | Germany | Atlantic SD 1544 / Atlantic ATL-SD 1544First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | Israel | Atlantic SD 1544First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | Italy | Atlantic ATS-ST 05519First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Atlantic SAL-933721First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | South Africa | Atlantic ATC 9225First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic SD 1544First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic SD 1544First yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic SD 1544LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic SD 1544First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic SD 1544First yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic SD 1544First yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic SD 1544First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 1544LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K 40055 XLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1544LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1544LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1544LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1544LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
28 vinyl pressings of The Best Of Herbie Mann are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1970 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 1544.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 1544, SAL-933721, ATS-ST 05519, ATC 9225) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST A691709-1C CTH 1T B6 and ST A691710-1B 1 CTH T B5. 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.
