Vinyl pressings
by Kai Winding And His Septet · 1956
The Trombone Sound was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1956, 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.
XLP387890-2D. ☆Side 1 runout, variant 1
XLP38790-2A. ☆Side 2 runout, variant 1
XLP387890-2D ☆ H 1Side 1 runout, variant 2
XLP38790-2B ☆ HSide 2 runout, variant 2
x"LP"38789Side 1 Matrix
x"LP"38790Side 2 Matrix
XLP387890-2DSide 1 Runout Stamped
XLP38790-2ASide 2 Runout Stamped
x"LP"38789Side 1 Matrix
x"LP"38790Side 2 Matrix
XLP38789-2C ☆ TSide 1 Runout Stamped
XLP38790-2A ☆ TSide 2 Runout Stamped
XLP38789-2D. ☆Side 1, stamped
XLP38790-2A. ☆Side 2, stamped
x"Lp" 38789Side 1 Label
x"Lp" 38790Side 2 Label
x"LP"38789Side 1 Matrix
x"LP"38790Side 2 Matrix
XLP38789-2D ☆Side 1 Runout
XLP38790-2A ☆Side 2 Runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Canada | Columbia CL 936First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia CL 936First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1956 | US | Columbia CL 936First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1956 | US | Columbia CL 936First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia CL 936First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1957 | UK | Philips BBL 7150LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Australia | Coronet KLP 588LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AP 1836LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1980 | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AP 1836LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia CL936LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | Columbia CL936LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
11 vinyl pressings of The Trombone Sound are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1956 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, Canada. One of them is Columbia CL 936, released December 1956.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 936) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP387890-2D. ☆ and XLP38790-2A. ☆. 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.
