Vinyl pressings
by John Handy · 1966
Recorded Live At The Monterey Jazz Festival was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. 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 1966, the album's first year, in 5 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.
o XSM112218-1B / Ƨ /\ 2Center deadwax side A stamped, / Ƨ, 2 etched
o XSM112219-1E \ Ƨ A3Center deadwax side B stamped, \ Ƨ, 3 etched
XSM 112218Label side A
XSM 112219Label side B
XLP112216-1CRunout, side 2, stamped
XLP112217-1CRunout, side 2, stamped
XSM112218-1AStamped on side 1
XSM112219-1AStamped on side 2
62678-AIRunout A
62678-BIRunout B
62678 ALabel A
62678 BLabel B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | Columbia CS 9262First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Columbia CL 2462First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | France | CBS S 62678First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Germany | CBS S 62 678First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | CBS SBPG 62678First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | CBS BPG 62678 / CBS 62678First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | CBS SBPG 62678First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | CBS SBPG 62678First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Columbia CL 2462First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Columbia CL 2462First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | Columbia CS 9262First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Columbia CS 9262First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Japan | CBS YS-728-CLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Columbia CS 9262 / Columbia CL 2462LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | CBS/Sony 15AP 559LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | CBS/Sony 15AP 559LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | CBS YS-728-CLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS SBPG 62678LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9262LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9262LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9262 / Columbia CL 2464LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of Recorded Live At The Monterey Jazz Festival are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1966 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Columbia CS 9262, released April 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 9262, CL 2462, SBPG 62678, BPG 62678) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o XSM112218-1B / Ƨ /\ 2 and o XSM112219-1E \ Ƨ A3. 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.
