Vinyl pressings
by Lionel Hampton · 1959
Golden Vibes 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.
12 pressings came out in 1959, 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.
XSM45161-1AD TDIIIIRunout side A, variant 1
XSM45162-1AD TDIIIIRunout side B, variant 1
XSM45161-1AC T D IIIIIIIIIIIIRunout side A, variant 2
XSM45162-1BG A IRunout side B, variant 2
XMS45161-1BJRunout Side A, Variant 1
XMS45162-1BGRunout Side B Variant 1
XMS45161-1ARunout Side A machine-stamped, Variant 2
XMS45161-1HRunout Side B machine-stamped, Variant 2
XLP45159-1GSide A / stamped [variant 1]
XLP45160-1GSide B / stamped [variant 1]
XLP45159-1JSide A / stamped [variant 2]
XLP45160-1CSide B / stamped [variant 2]
XLP45159-1E HSide A Runout Stamped [H is etched], Variant 1
XLP45160-1F HSide B Runout Stamped [H is etched], Variant 1
XLP45160-1BB IVHSide B Runout Stamped [IVH is etched], Variant 2
XLP45159-1E HSide A Runout Stamped [H is etched], Variant 3
XMS45161-1BJSide A runout, variant 1
XMS45162-1BHSide B runout, variant 1
XMS45161-1BK CH11111Side A runout, variant 2
XMS45162-1BH T/DSide B runout, variant 2
XLP45159-1AA TDVariant 1 Side A / stamped
XLP45160-1AH TCVariant 1 Side B / stamped
XLP45159-1BB TD IIIVariant 2 Side A / stamped
XLP45160-1BA TA IIIIIVariant 2 Side B / stamped
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 | Canada | Columbia CL 1304First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CS 8110First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CL 1304First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CL 1304First yearLP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CS 8110First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Stereo, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CL 1304First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CS 8110First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CL 1304First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CS 8110First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CS 8110First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CL 1304First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CS 8110First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | US | Columbia CS 8110LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1962 | Australia | Coronet KLL 1713LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Australia | Coronet KLLS 1713LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS KLLS 1713LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Harmony HAS 105LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | CBS KLL-1713LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Columbia CS 8110LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips B 07528 LLP | LP |
| ? | South Africa | World Records WR 1055LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 8110 / Columbia Special Products CSP 8110LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 8110 / Columbia Special Products CSP 8110LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 8110 / Columbia Special Products CSP 8110LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
24 vinyl pressings of Golden Vibes are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1959 and 1962.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, Canada. One of them is Columbia CS 8110, released April 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 8110, CL 1304) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM45161-1AD TDIIII and XSM45162-1AD TDIIII. 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.
