US
March 1957- Label and catalog number
- Pacific Jazz PJ-1223Pacific Jazz 1223
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono · Microgroove
- Runout / matrix
ST-658A label
ST-659B label
PJ-ST-658-D2-RE HA
PJ-ST-659-D2-RE HB
Vinyl pressings
by Hoagy Carmichael · 1957
Hoagy Sings Carmichael With The Pacific Jazzmen was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1957, the album's first year, in 2 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-658A label
ST-659B label
PJ-ST-658-D2-RE HA
PJ-ST-659-D2-RE HB
J1266-1 T542 424Side A runout
J1266-2 T543 424Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | UK | Vogue Records VA 160112First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Jazztone J 1266LP, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1957 | US | Pacific Jazz PJ 1223LP, Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1957 | US | Jazztone J1266 / Jazztone J 1266First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Pacific Jazz PJ-1223 / Pacific Jazz 1223First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Pacific Jazz PJ-1223LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1982 | US | Pausa Records 9006 / Pausa Records PR 9006LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1982 | US | Pausa Records PR 9006LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1985 | Japan | Pacific Jazz PAJ-70226LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Europe | WaxTime 772255LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Jazztone J 1266LP | LP |
| ? | UK | World Records EG 26 0295 1LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | World Records EG 26 0295 1 / World Records EG 2602951LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of Hoagy Sings Carmichael With The Pacific Jazzmen are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1957 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, UK. One of them is Pacific Jazz PJ-1223, released March 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PJ-1223, J1266, VA 160112) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-658 and ST-659. 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.