Vinyl pressings
by Jimmy Smith · 1957
A Date With Jimmy Smith, Vol. 1 was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. 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 1957, 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.
RVG (the Plastylite "ear") BN-LP-1547-A-1 9MA-side runout etching
RVG (the Plastylite "ear") BN-LP-1547-B-1 9MB-side runout etching
BN 1547-AA-side label
BN 1547-BB-side label
RVG (the Plastylite "ear") BN-LP-1547-A-1 9MA-side runout etching
RVG (the Plastylite "ear") BN-LP-1547-B-1 9MB-side runout etching
BN 1547-AA-side label
BN 1547-BB-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | US | Blue Note 1547 / Blue Note BLP 1547First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Blue Note 1547 / Blue Note BLP 1547First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Blue Note BLP 1547 / Blue Note 1547LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | US | Blue Note 1547 / Blue Note BLP 1547LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Blue Note 1547 / Blue Note BLP 1547LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note 1547 / Blue Note BLP 1547LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Blue Note BST 81547LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Blue Note BST 81547 / Blue Note BLP 1547LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Blue Note BST 81547LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Blue Note BST 81547LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Blue Note 1547 / Blue Note BST-81547LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | US | Blue Note BST 1547/BLP 1547LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Japan | Blue Note BLP 1547LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1984 | Japan | Blue Note BLP 1547LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Honey Pie Records HONEY050LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2021 | France | Rat Pack Records BLP 1547 / Culture Factory 783474LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Blue Note 1547 / Blue Note BLP 1547LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
17 vinyl pressings of A Date With Jimmy Smith, Vol. 1 are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1957 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US. One of them is Blue Note 1547, released August 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1547) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RVG (the Plastylite "ear") BN-LP-1547-A-1 9M and RVG (the Plastylite "ear") BN-LP-1547-B-1 9M. 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.
