US
1961- Label and catalog number
- RCA Victor LPM-2283
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
L2ZP-4529A side label
L2ZP-4530B side label
L2 ZP4529-5S I A1A side
L2 ZP4530-1S I A1B side
Vinyl pressings
by Jerome Kern · 1961
The Music Of Jerome Kern was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1961, 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.
L2ZP-4529A side label
L2ZP-4530B side label
L2 ZP4529-5S I A1A side
L2 ZP4530-1S I A1B side
L2 ZY4531-1S A3 ISide A runout variant 1
L2 ZY4532-1S B2 ISide B runout variant 1
L2 ZY4531-1S I A5Side A runout variant 2
L2 ZY4532-1S I B1Side B runout variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Australia | RCA L101084First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-2283First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1961 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-2283First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Europe | RCA Victor LPM-2283First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1961 | Germany | RCA LSP-2283First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Italy | RCA Victor LPM-2283First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1961 | Italy | RCA Victor LSP 2283First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1961 | New Zealand | RCA RPL 3254First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | South Africa | RCA Victor LPM 2283 / RCA Victor 31.459First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1961 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2283First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1961 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2283 / RCA Victor LSP 2283First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2283First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1961 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2283First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
13 vinyl pressings of The Music Of Jerome Kern are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, Australia, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is RCA Victor LPM-2283.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPM-2283, LSP-2283, L101084, LSP 2283) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, L2ZP-4529 and L2ZP-4530. 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.