US
January 1965- Label and catalog number
- Vee Jay Records VJLP 2502
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
Vinyl pressings
by Leroy Vinnegar · 1965
Jazz's Great Walker was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. 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 1965, 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.
64-6899 △ 7579Side I
64-6900 △ 7579XSide II
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 2502 / Vee Jay Records 64-6899First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 2502First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 2502First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 2502First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | US | Vee Jay Records VJS-2502First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Japan | Vee Jay Records 22YB-2090LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Vee Jay Records JC-14LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Joy Records JOYS 209LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Joy Records JOYS 209LP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records VJS-2502 / Vee Jay Records VJLPS 2502LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 2502 / Vee Jay Records 64-6899LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
11 vinyl pressings of Jazz's Great Walker are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1965 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US. One of them is Vee Jay Records VJLP 2502, released January 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VJLP 2502, VJS-2502) 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.