Vinyl pressings
by Lee Morgan · 1960
Here's Lee Morgan was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1960, 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.
60-1510 - ARP 8-11-60 A1Side A runout
60-1511 - 8-11-60 ARP A1Side B runout
60-1510Side A label
60-1511Side B label
60-1510Side A center label
60-1511Side B center label
L8OP-7964Side A center label
L8OP-7965Side B center 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Japan | Top Rank International RANK-5061 / Vee Jay Records VJLP-3007First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Japan | Top Rank International SRANK-5008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Vee Jay Records LP 3007 / Vee Jay Records VJLP 3007First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Vee Jay Records LP 3007 / Vee Jay Records VJLP 3007First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Vee Jay Records LP 3007First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1960 | US | Vee Jay Records LP 3007 / Vee Jay Records VJLP 3007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1960 | US | Vee Jay Records LP 3007 / Vee Jay Records VJLP 3007First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Vee Jay Records SR 3007First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Vee Jay Records SR 3007First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Vee Jay Records LP 3007First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Vee Jay Records LP 3007 / Vee Jay Records VJLP 3007LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records SR 3007 / Vee Jay Records VJLP 3007LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Japan | Vee Jay Records JC-12LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Vee Jay Records JC-12LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1977 | Japan | Vee Jay Records SR 3007 / Vee Jay Records UXP 76 JYLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Vee Jay Records SR 3007 / Vee Jay Records UXP-76-JYLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Vee Jay Records LP 3007 / Vee Jay Records VJLP 3007LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Vee Jay Records ULS-1657-JYLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Vee Jay Records RJL-6007LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Japan | Vee Jay Records RJL-2665 / Vee Jay Records RJL-6007LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1983 | Japan | Vee Jay Records RJL-2665LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | UK | Affinity AFF 143LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Japan | Vee Jay Records 22YB-2005LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| 1987 | Japan | Vee Jay Records 22YB-2005LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Europe | Jazz Images 37169LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Worldwide | Vee Jay Records CR00857 / Craft Recordings CR00857LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP-3007 / Vee Jay Records LP 3007LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records LP 3007LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records LP 3007LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records LP 3007LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records LP 3007LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records LP 3007 / Vee Jay Records VJLP-3007LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
32 vinyl pressings of Here's Lee Morgan are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1960 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, Japan. One of them is Vee Jay Records LP 3007.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LP 3007, SR 3007, RANK-5061, SRANK-5008) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 60-1510 - ARP 8-11-60 A1 and 60-1511 - 8-11-60 ARP A1. 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.
