Vinyl pressings
by Jimmy Reed · 1962
Just Jimmy Reed was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1962, 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.
(MR) G2-2589 S AudioMatrix 8114162 A-4730 RA A ARC 11-10-17Runout side A
(MR) 62-2590 S RA A 4725-X ARC11-11-7Runout side B
62-2589Label, side A
62-2590Label, side B
62-2589-1 #11 JT 62-2589 Nashville MatrixSide A runout
62-2590-1 11 JT 62-2590 Nashville MatrixSide B runout
62-2589Side A label
62-2590Side B label
MR[in circle] 62-2589 J △4722Side A Runout, etched
△4722-X MR[in circle] 62-2590 1018162 AudioMatrix J ASide B Runout, etched (except "AudioMatrix" stamped)
62-2589Side A Label
62-2590Side B Label
62-2589-1 11 Nashville MatrixSide A runout
62-2590-1 11 Nashville MatrixSide B runout
62-2589Side A label
62-2590Side B label
62-2589 "MR" encircled Δ 4725A-Side
62-2590 S "MR" Encircled Δ 4725-XB-Side
[MR] 62-2589 AudioMatrix 8/14/62 △4730 ASide A Runout
[MR] 62-2590 AudioMatrix 10/8/62 J A △4722-XSide B Runout
62-2589Side A Label
62-2590Side B Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Canada | Vee Jay Records SR 1050 / Vee Jay Records VJSR 1050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1962 | Canada | Vee Jay Records VJLP-1050 / Vee Jay Records LP 1050First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | Vee Jay Records VJSR 1050First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | Canada | Vee Jay Records VJLP1050First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Vee Jay Records SR 1050 / Vee Jay Records LP 1050First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Vee Jay Records LP 1050 / Vee Jay Records VJLP 1050First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 1050 / Vee Jay Records LP 1050First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 1050 / Vee Jay Records LP 1050First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Vee Jay Records SR 1050First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 1050 / Vee Jay Records LP 1050First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 1050 / Vee Jay Records LP 1050First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Vee Jay Records LP 1050 / Vee Jay Records VJLPS 1050First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | Stateside SL 10055LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Exodus Records EX-310LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1966 | US | Exodus Records EX-310LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Vee Jay Records SR 1050LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Japan | Vee Jay Records SR 1050 / Vee Jay Records LP 1050LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records LP 1050 / Vee Jay Records VJLP-1050LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Exodus Records EX-310LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records SR 1050 / Vee Jay Records VJLP-1050LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 1050LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Exodus Records EX-310LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
23 vinyl pressings of Just Jimmy Reed are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1962 and 1998.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, Canada. One of them is Vee Jay Records SR 1050.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SR 1050, LP 1050, VJLP 1050, VJLP-1050) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, (MR) G2-2589 S AudioMatrix 8114162 A-4730 RA A ARC 11-10-17 and (MR) 62-2590 S RA A 4725-X ARC11-11-7. 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.
