US
1956- Label and catalog number
- Savoy Records MG-12083
- Format
- LP, Mono
- Runout / matrix
Side A : MG12083A X20 1 RVG C
Side B : MG12083B X20 1 RVG C

Vinyl pressings
by Kenny Burrell · 1956
Jazzmen: Detroit 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.
2 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.
Side A : MG12083A X20 1 RVG C
Side B : MG12083B X20 1 RVG C
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 | London Savoy Records MG-12083First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Savoy Records MG-12083First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | France | BYG Records 529 117LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | France | BYG Records BYG 529 117LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | France | BYG Records 529 117LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | France | BYG Records BYG 529 117LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | France | BYG Records 529 117LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Spain | BYG Records S-26.065LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPU-34-SYLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1977 | US | Savoy Records SJL 1111LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | US | Savoy Records SJL 1111 / Savoy Records Savoy 1111LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1978 | France | Savoy Records 2C 068-60.491 MLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1978 | Spain | Savoy Records 10 C 062.060 491LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Europe | Savoy Jazz WL70515 / Savoy Jazz WL 70 515LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1985 | Japan | Savoy Records MGJ-12083LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Japan | Savoy Records KIJJ 2056LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Savoy Record Co., Inc. MG-12083LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Savoy Record Co., Inc. MG-12083LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Savoy Records SJL 1111 / Savoy Records Savoy 1111LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Savoy Records MG-12083LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
20 vinyl pressings of Jazzmen: Detroit are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1956 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, Canada. One of them is Savoy Records MG-12083.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MG-12083) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Side A : MG12083A X20 1 RVG C and Side B : MG12083B X20 1 RVG C. 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.