Vinyl pressings
by Louis Armstrong · 1957
Satchmo The Great was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1957, the album's first year, in 5 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.
XLP42259-1ESide A runout [variant 1]
XLP42260-1ASide B runout [variant 1]
XLP42259-1B HSide A runout [variant 2]
XLP42260-1B HSide B runout [variant 2]
XLP42259-1D 1ASide A runout
XLP42260-1ASide B runout
(x"Lp"42259)Side A label
(x"Lp"42260)Side B label
XLP42259-1ESide 1
XLP42260-1DSide 2
XLP42259-1DRunout side A, stamped
XLP42260-1ARunout side B, stamped
x"Lp"42259A side label
x"Lp"42260B side label
XLP42259-1DRunout side A, stamped
XLP42260-1ARunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Canada | Columbia CL 1077First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1957 | Canada | Columbia CL 1077First yearLP | LP |
| 1957 | Canada | Columbia CL 1077First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1957 | Netherlands | Philips B 07289 LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1957 | New Zealand | Coronet KLP 641First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Philippines | Columbia CL 1077First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Columbia CL 1077First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Columbia CL 1077First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Columbia CL 1077First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1957 | US | Columbia CL 1077First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | UK | Philips BBL 7216LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Australia | Coronet KLP 641 / Coronet KLP-641LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | France | CBS 62574 / CBS 62.574LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1962 | Israel | CBS 62574LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Netherlands | CBS 62574LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | US | Columbia JCL 1077 / Columbia Special Products JCL 1077LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AP 1846LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Klub 33 KY 2006LP | LP |
| ? | Australia | CBS KLP 641LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Coronet KLP 641 / Coronet KLP-641LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Coronet KLP 641 / Coronet KLP-641LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Brazil | Columbia LPCB 42009LP | LP |
| ? | Japan | Columbia YL 107LP | LP |
| ? | South Africa | CBS ALD 6198LP | LP |
| ? | US | Columbia Special Products JCL 1077LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
25 vinyl pressings of Satchmo The Great are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1957 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, Canada, Netherlands, New Zealand and more. One of them is Columbia CL 1077.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 1077, B 07289 L, KLP 641) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP42259-1E and XLP42260-1A. 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.
