Vinyl pressings
by Les Baxter · 1959
African 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.
7 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 4 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.
T1-1117-D3Side A runout stamped (variant 1)
T2-1117·D2 #2 1SSide B runout stamped except for "#2" (variant 1)
- T1-1117-D3 [Anvil symbol]Side A runout stamped (variant 2)
- T2-1117-D2 [Anvil symbol]Side B runout stamped (variant 2)
T1-1117-V1A-side runout; stamped
T2-1117·L2B-side runout, stamped
T T1-1117-D3 ⌂Runout side A
T T2-1117-D2² ⌂Runout side B
T1-1117Label side A
T2-1117Label side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Australia | Capitol Records T1117 / Capitol Records T-1117First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Australia | Capitol Records ST1117 / Capitol Records ST-1117First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Canada | Capitol Records T-1117First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Canada | Capitol Records ST1117First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Mexico | Capitol Records TM1117First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records ST1117First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records T1117 / Capitol Records T-1117LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records T1117 / Capitol Records T-1117First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | UK | So Far Out OUT5017LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Not On Label ST 1117LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of African Jazz are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1959 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, Australia, Canada, Mexico. One of them is Capitol Records T1117, released February 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T1117, ST1117, T-1117, TM1117) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1-1117-D3 and T2-1117·D2 #2 1S. 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.
