US
December 1959- Label and catalog number
- Columbia CS 8198
- Format
- LP, Stereo

Vinyl pressings
by Lambert, Hendricks & Ross · 1959
The Hottest New Group In Jazz was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. 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 1959, the album's first year, in 3 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.
XLP48354-1A IISide A Stamped, II Etched, variant 1
XLP48355-1B HSide B Stamped, H Etched, variant 1
XLP48354-1B /H/X \\Side A Stamped, /H/X \\ Etched, variant 2
XLP48355-1B HVSide B Stamped, HV Etched, variant 2
XLP48354-1D TC
XLP48355-1E TC
XLP48354-1A IRunout A Side [Variant 1]
XLP48355-1A II XRunout B Side [Variant 1]
X "LP" 48354Label A Side [Variant 1]
X "LP" 48355Label B Side [Variant 1]
XLP48354-1C TA ISide A Runout Stamped
XLP48355-1C TD ISide B Runout Stamped
x "LP" 48354Side A Label
x "LP" 48355Side B Label
XLP48354-1AA b IISide A Runout, stamped; II, etched (b is uspside down backward P)
XLP48355-1K PSide B Stamped
x "LP" 48354Side A Label
x "LP" 48355Side B Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Canada | Columbia CL 1403First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | South Africa | Columbia ALD 6376First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CL 1403First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CL 1403First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CL 1403First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CL 1403First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CL 1403First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CS 8198First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CS 8198First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CS 8198First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CS 8198First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CL 1403First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CS 8198LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Japan | Columbia YS-131LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | Canada | Columbia CL 1403 / Columbia CL-1403LP | LP |
| 1962 | Netherlands | Philips B 07577 LLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CS 8198LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CS 8198LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPZ-23LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | US | Columbia Special Products JCS 8198LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Columbia KC 32911LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | US | Columbia C 32911 / Columbia KC 32911LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Columbia C 32911LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | US | Columbia C 32911LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | Columbia PC 32911LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | UK | Columbia CL 1403LP, Limited Edition, Remastered, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Remastered, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| 2019 | Europe | Jazz Images 37122LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP-234552LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia CS 8198LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips B 07577 LLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Philips BBL 7368 / Philips B 07577 LLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Philips SBBL 562LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Philips BBL 7368 / Philips B 07577 LLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 32911 / Columbia 32911LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia KC 32911 / Columbia C 32911LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
35 vinyl pressings of The Hottest New Group In Jazz are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1959 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, Canada, South Africa. One of them is Columbia CS 8198, released December 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 8198, CL 1403, ALD 6376) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.