Vinyl pressings
by Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars · 1954
Volume 4 Howard Rumsey`s Lighthouse All-Stars was first pressed on vinyl in 1954. 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 1954, 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.
LKL-65-D7 2 [small five pointed star]A-side runout, stamped
LKL-66-D5 2 [small five pointed star]B-side runout, stamped
(LKL 65)A-side label
(LKL 66)B-side label
LKX-87Side 1 Stamped
LKX-88Side 2 Stamped
LKX-89Side 3 Stamped
LKX-90Side 4 Stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | France | Contemporary Records JSLP. 50 030First year10", Album, Mono · Mono | 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | US | Contemporary Records C 2510First yearLP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| 1954 | US | Contemporary Records C2-010 / Contemporary Records CEP 2-010First year7", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | UK | Vogue Records LDC 146 / Contemporary Records C2510LP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| 1956 | US | Contemporary Records C3520 / Contemporary Records C 3520LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Contemporary Records C3520 / Contemporary Records C 3520LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Japan | Contemporary Records LAX-3019(M)LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Japan | Contemporary Records P-7629LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1984 | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-154 / Contemporary Records C-3520LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-154 / Contemporary Records C-3520LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Vogue Records LAC.12146 / Contemporary Records C3520LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
11 vinyl pressings of Volume 4 Howard Rumsey`s Lighthouse All-Stars are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1954 and 2010.
The earliest pressings are from 1954, in US, France. One of them is Contemporary Records C 2510.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C 2510, C2-010, JSLP. 50 030) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LKL-65-D7 2 [small five pointed star] and LKL-66-D5 2 [small five pointed star]. 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.
