Vinyl pressings
by Jerome Kern · 1946
Music Of Jerome Kern was first pressed on vinyl in 1946. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1946, the album's first year. 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.
A XCO 36009 C Ⓦ 1AA side stamped variant 1
A XCO36042 B Ⓦ 1B GB side stamped variant 1
E XCO36010 B Ⓦ 1AC side stamped variant 1
XCO36043 H Ⓦ 1AD side stamped variant 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | US | Columbia Masterworks MM-622 / Columbia Masterworks M-MM-622First yearShellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album |
| 1948 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks ML 4063LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1948 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 4063LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1948 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 4063LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | US | Columbia ML 4063LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | Brazil | Columbia Masterworks LPCB 32019LP | LP |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 776LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 776LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 776LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL-776LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 776LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 776LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks CL 776LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 4063LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Columbia A-622 / Columbia A 6227", 45 RPM, Album | 7", 45 RPM, Album |
15 vinyl pressings of Music Of Jerome Kern are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1946 and 1956.
The earliest pressings are from 1946, in US. One of them is Columbia Masterworks MM-622, released August 1946.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MM-622) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A XCO 36009 C Ⓦ 1A and A XCO36042 B Ⓦ 1B G. 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.
