Vinyl pressings
by Jean-Luc Ponty · 1974
Ponty - Grappelli was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. 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 1974, 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.
MPO MU DTV 6139 ARunout side A, variant 1
MPO MU 6139 B DTVRunout side B, variant 1
MPO MU 6̶1̶3̶9̶ ̶A̶ DTV MU 6̶1̶3̶0̶ ̶A̶ 6139 ARunout side A, variant 2
MPO MU 6139 B DTVRunout side B, variant 2
9232-6139-S1 QEtched Side A
9232-6139-S2 QEtched 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Canada | America Records AM 6139First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | America Records 30 AM 6139 / America Records AM 6139First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Inner City Records IC 1005 / Inner City Records IC1005LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1976 | US | Inner City Records IC 1005 / Inner City Records IC1005LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Inner City Records IC 1005LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Inner City Records IC 1005 / Inner City Records IC1005LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1976 | US | Inner City Records IC 1005 / Inner City Records IC1005LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1979 | US | Everest Records Archive Of Folk & Jazz Music FS 355 / Everest Records Archive Of Folk & Jazz Music FS-355LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Brazil | Imagem Jazz 537.404.084 / Imagem 6049LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Brazil | Imagem Jazz IMS-6049 / Imagem Jazz 6049LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Germany | Jazz Life 2673071LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | America Records 30 AM 6139 / America Records AM 6139LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | France | America Records 30 AM 6139 / America Records AM 6139LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | France | America Records 30 AM 6139 / America Records AM 6139LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Ponty - Grappelli are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1974 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in France, Canada. One of them is America Records 30 AM 6139.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 30 AM 6139, AM 6139) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MPO MU DTV 6139 A and MPO MU 6139 B DTV. 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.
