Vinyl pressings
by Lee Morgan · 1961
Expoobident was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1961, 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.
S61 - 1799 AudioMatrix Bell Sound A1 ARPSide A runout
S61 - 1800 AudioMatrix 2-21-61- Bell Sound A1 ARPSide B runout
61-1799Label side A
61-1800Label side B
61-1799 AudioMatrix Bell Sound ARPA side runout
61-1800 AudioMatrix Bell Sound ARPB side runout
61-1799 2-07-61 A Bellsound AudioMatrixRunout A
61-1800 A Bellsound AudioMatrixRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | US | Vee Jay Records LP 3015 / Vee Jay Records LP-3015First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Vee Jay Records LP 3015First yearLP, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Vee Jay Records LP 3015First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Vee Jay Records SR 3015First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Japan | Vee Jay Records SMJ-7529 / Victor World Group SMJ-7529LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Japan | Vee Jay Records JC-5LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | Japan | Vee Jay Records JC-5LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1977 | Japan | Vee Jay Records UXP-77-JYLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Vee Jay Records RJL-6021LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | Vee Jay Records RJL-6021LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1985 | UK | Affinity AFF 134LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | Japan | Vee Jay Records 22YB-2006 / Fun House 22YB-2006LP, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Europe | Wax Train Records WT 778LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Europe | Jazz Images 37168LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Vee Jay Records SMJ-7034LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Stateside SL10016LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records LP 3015LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records LP 3015 / Vee Jay Records LP-3015LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records SR 3015 / Vee Jay Records VJLP 3015LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
19 vinyl pressings of Expoobident are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1961 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US. One of them is Vee Jay Records SR 3015, released August 1961.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SR 3015, LP 3015) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S61 - 1799 AudioMatrix Bell Sound A1 ARP and S61 - 1800 AudioMatrix 2-21-61- Bell Sound A1 ARP. 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.
