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À L'Olympia by Lionel Hampton, album cover

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À L'Olympia

by Lionel Hampton · 1956

27 pressings7 countriesSwingBopJazz

À L'Olympia was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of À L'Olympia

4 pressings came out in 1956, 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.

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 27 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1956FranceVersailles MEDX 2003 / 2004First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1956FranceVersailles MEDX 2003First yearLPLP
1956FranceVersailles MEDX 2004First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1956FranceVersailles MEDX 2003 / 2004First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1957UKOriole MG 20012LPLP
1960s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1967ItalyCBS 52037LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1969SpainCBS 52037LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1970s8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970NetherlandsCBS 52 037 / CBS M 52037LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
1972EuropeCBS 52 037 / CBS CBS 52 037LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
1972NetherlandsCBS 52 037 / CBS CBS 52 037LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
1972NetherlandsCBS 52037 / CBS 52 037LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1973ArgentinaMusidisc SM 3543 / Disques Festival SM 3543LPLP
1973FranceVersailles VER 34029 / Versailles VER.34029LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1973FranceVersailles VER 34029 / Versailles VER.34029LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1973ItalyMusidisc SM 3544LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
Year unknown12 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?EuropeCBS M 52037 / CBS 52037LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?EuropeCBS 52 037 / CBS CBS 52 037LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?FranceDisques Festival ALBUM 105LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?FranceCBS 52037LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?FranceCBS 52.037LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?FranceDisques Festival ALBUM 105LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?FranceDisques Festival ALBUM 105LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?ItalyMusidisc SM 3543LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?ItalyVersailles MEDX 2003 / 2004 / Liberty L 8901 / L 8902LP, AlbumLP, Album
?NetherlandsCBS 52 037LPLP
?NetherlandsCBS 52037LP, AlbumLP, Album
?UKRealm Jazz RM 110 MONOLP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. A1Albuquerque Special
  2. A2Paulette's Boogie
  3. A3Panama
  4. A4Gladys
  5. B1Flying At The Olympia
  6. B2Memories Of You
  7. B3Halleluja
  8. B4Battle Of Saxes
  9. B5Halleluja
  10. C1The Rice
  11. C2Blues For Sacha
  12. C3Where Or When
  13. C4Patricia's Boogie
  14. C5Perdido
  15. C6Drums Fight
  16. D1Rocking At The Olympia
  17. D2Blues One
  18. D3Clopin, Clopant
  19. D410 Rue Caumartin
  20. D5Hey-Ba-Ba-Re-Bop

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of À L'Olympia are there?

27 vinyl pressings of À L'Olympia are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1956 and 1973.

When was À L'Olympia first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1956, in France. One of them is Versailles MEDX 2003 / 2004.

How do I tell if my copy of À L'Olympia is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MEDX 2003 / 2004, MEDX 2003, MEDX 2004) 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.

How much is À L'Olympia on vinyl worth?

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.

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