Vinyl pressings
by John Coltrane · 1962
Standard Coltrane 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.
2 pressings came out in 1962, 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.
PRST7243-ARunout A Side [Etched]
PRST7243-BRunout B Side [Etched]
STEREO VAN GELDERRunout A and B Sides [Stamped]
[three symbols] [perhaps ZAI?]Runout A and B Sides [Etched]
PRLP-7243•A• Ƶ A1 AB VAN GELDERSide A etched, VAN GELDER stamped
PRLP-7243•B• Ƶ —◁ VAN GELDERSide B etched, VAN GELDER stamped
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 | US | Prestige PR 7243 / Prestige PRLP 7243First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Prestige PR 7243 / Prestige PRST 7243First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Prestige PR 7243 / Prestige PRLP 7243LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Prestige PR 7243 / Prestige PRLP 7243LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Prestige PR 7243 / Prestige PRLP 7243LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Esquire 32-179LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1964 | US | Prestige PR 7243 / Prestige PRST 7243LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Prestige PR 7243LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Prestige PR 7243 / Prestige PRST 7243LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Prestige PR 7243LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Prestige PR 7825 / Prestige PRST-7825LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress |
| 1972 | Germany | Bellaphon Records BJS 40163 / Prestige BJS 40163LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Prestige PR 7825LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1972 | US | Prestige PR 7825 / Prestige PRT-7825LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1973 | Japan | Prestige LPP-88109LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | Prestige LPP-88109LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | France | Prestige PR 7825LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1977 | Japan | Prestige SMJ-6562(M)LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1977 | Japan | Prestige SMJ-6562LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1977 | Japan | Prestige PR 7243 / Prestige SMJ-7076LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1977 | Japan | Prestige SMJ-6562 / Prestige PRLP-7243LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Germany | Original Jazz Classics OJC-246 / Prestige P-7243LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-246 / Original Jazz Classics PR 7243LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-246 / Prestige P-7243LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2003 | US | Analogue Productions AJAZ 7243 / Prestige PR 724312", 45 RPM, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2004 | US | Analogue Productions AJAZ 724312", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Spain | WaxTime 771682LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2014 | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-246 / Prestige P-7243LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2014 | Europe | Universal Music Group International 0888072351219 / Original Jazz Classics OJC-246LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2016 | US | Analogue Productions APRJ 7243 / Prestige PR 7243LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2019 | Europe | Spiral Records 8105270LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-246 / Prestige P-7243LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Analogue Productions APRJ 7243 / Prestige PR 7243LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Limited |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Original Jazz Classics OJC-246 / Prestige P-7243LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Original Jazz Classics OJC-246 / Prestige P-7243LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Prestige SMJ-7076 / Prestige (SPR 7243)LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Prestige PR 7825 / Prestige PRT-7825LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| ? | US | Prestige PR 7243 / Prestige PRST 7243LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
38 vinyl pressings of Standard Coltrane are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1962 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US. One of them is Prestige PR 7243, released November 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PR 7243) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PRST7243-A and PRST7243-B. 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.
