Vinyl pressings
by Joe Pass · 1975
At The Montreux Jazz Festival 1975 was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 6 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.
2310-752 PP-1913-5S I KENDUN A I A1Runout side A
2310-752 PP-1914-1S KENDUN I A1Runout side B
2310-752-A (PP-1913)Label side A
2310-752-B (PP-1914)Label side B
2310-752 PP-1913 -55 KENDUN A A1Side A runout, variant 1
2310-752 PP-1914- 15 KENDUN A1Side B runout, variant 1
2310-752 PP-1913 -5S KENDUN A I̶ A1Side A runout, variant 2
2310-752 PP-1914-1S KENDUN I̶ A1Side B runout, variant 2
2310-752 PP-1913-4S KENDUN HSide A runout
2310-752 PP-1914-4S KENDUN HSide B runout
2310-752-A, (PP-1913)Side A label
2310-752-B, (PP-1914)Side B label
2310752 A//1 1A 11 10Side A, variant 1
231075*2 B//1 1B 11 9Side B, variant 1
2310752 A//1 1B 11 5Side A, variant 2
231075*2 B//1 1B 11 5Side B, variant 2
2310 752 S 1Runout side A
2310 752 S 2Runout side B
2310-752A GT.Runout Side 1 etched
2310-752B XT.Runout Side 2 etched
2310-752-AOn Label Side 1
2310-752-BOn Label Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | Pablo Records 2310-752First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | Pablo Records 2310-752First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Pablo Records 2310 752 AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Pablo Records 2310 752First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Pablo Records 2310-752First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Pablo Records 2310-752First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Pablo Records 2310-752First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Pablo Records 2310 752First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Brazil | Pablo Records 2310 752LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Pablo Records MW 2148LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Pablo Records MTF 1035LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Pablo Records 2310 752LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of At The Montreux Jazz Festival 1975 are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1975 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Germany, Canada and more. One of them is Pablo Records 2310-752.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2310-752, 2310 752, 2310 752 A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2310-752 PP-1913-5S I KENDUN A I A1 and 2310-752 PP-1914-1S KENDUN I A1. 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.
