Vinyl pressings
by Les Swingle Singers · 1968
Jazz Sébastien Bach, Le Volume 2 was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 6 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.
844847 1Y//1▽420Side A Runout - variant 1
844847 2Y▽2 420Side B Runout - variant 1
844847 1Y//1▽420 1 5Side A Runout - variant 2
844847 2Y▽2 420 1 1Side B Runout - variant 2
844.847 1YLabel Side A
844.847 2YLabel Side A
PHI AA 844847 1Y 380 844847 BY CRunout side A
PHI AA 844847 2Y 380 844847 BY CRunout side B
AA 844 847-1 YLabel side A
AA 844.847-2 YLabel side B
17-05-497-1ASIDE A
17-05-498-1BSIDE 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Brazil | Philips SLP 199.025 / Philips STLP 999.005First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Denmark | Philips 844.847 BYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Europe | Philips 844 847 BY / Philips SBL.7855First yearLP, Special Edition | LP, Special Edition |
| 1968 | Mexico | Philips 110154First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | South Africa | Philips PST 5086First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | UK | Philips SBL 7855First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Philips PHS 600-288LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Philips 844 847 BYLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Philips PHS600-288LP | LP |
| 1969 | US | Philips PHS 600-288LP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Philips PHS-600-288LP | LP |
| 1969 | US | Philips PHS 600-288LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Japan | Mercury BT-1316LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Philips 5844847LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | France | Philips 844 847 BYLP | LP |
| ? | France | Philips 844 847 BYLP, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Philips 844 847 BYLP | LP |
| ? | Japan | Philips SFX-7129LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Philips 844.847 BYLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of Jazz Sébastien Bach, Le Volume 2 are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1968 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, Brazil, Denmark, Europe and more. One of them is Philips SBL 7855.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SBL 7855, SLP 199.025, 844.847 BY, 844 847 BY) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 844847 1Y//1▽420 and 844847 2Y▽2 420. 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.
