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Vinyl pressings

The Great Reunion

by Louis Armstrong · 1963

47 pressings13 countriesSwingJazz

The Great Reunion was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. 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 The Great Reunion

12 pressings came out in 1963, 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.

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

All 47 vinyl pressings

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

1960s20 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1963CanadaRoulette R 52103First yearLPLP
1963CanadaRoulette R 52103First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1963CanadaRoulette SR 52103First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1963MexicoIndustria Fonografica Gama S.A. GO 121-008 / Roulette GO 121-008First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1963NetherlandsRoulette MGRL 9430 / Roulette R 52103First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1963NetherlandsRoulette PRL 092First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1963UKColumbia 33 SX 1591First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1963USRoulette SR 52103LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
1963USRoulette R 52103First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1963USRoulette SR 52103 / Roulette SR-52103First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1963USSonet SLPS 1921First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1963USRoulette R 52103First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1963USRoulette SR 52103First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1963USRoulette SR 52103LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
1963USRoulette SR 52103 / Roulette SR-52103LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
All 20 pressings from the 1960s
1970s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970Israelהתקליט VV-30654 / Roulette SLVLXR. 505 ALP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1970USRoulette SL VLXR 505 ALP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1977JapanRoulette YW-7558-ROLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1978JapanRoulette YW-7824-ROLP, AlbumLP, Album
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1981UKJazz Reactivation JR 114LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
1990s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1990UKRoulette ROU 1008 / Roulette Jazz ROU 1008LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
2000s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2001USClassic Records SR-52103LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing
2002USRoulette SR 52103 / Classic Records SR 52103LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2002USRoulette SR 52103 / Classic Records SR 52103LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2008USRoulette SR 52103 / Classic Records SR 52103LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl
2008USClassic Records SR 52103-4512", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo, Box Set · Limited, Colored vinyl12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo, Box Set · Limited, Colored vinyl
2010s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2016EuropeRoulette SR 52103 / Roulette R 52103LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2017EuropeBroken Hearted Blues Recordings LTD BHB0709.2017LPLP
2018EuropeWaxTime 772231LPLP
2020s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2021ArgentinaRoulette 9029-59613-9 / Roulette R 52103LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
Year unknown12 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?ColombiaDiscos Fuentes 318018LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?FranceRoulette VR 56002LPLP
?ItalyRoulette S-52103 / Roulette SR 52103LP, AlbumLP, Album
?ItalyRoulette S-52103 / Roulette SR 52103LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?UKJazz Vogue VJD 506/1LPLP
?USEMUS ES 12014LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USRoulette SR 52103 / Classic Records SR 52103LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
?USEMUS ES 12014LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USEMUS ES 12014LP, AlbumLP, Album
?USEMUS ES 12014LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USEMUS ES 12014LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USEMUS ES 12014LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. A1It Don't Mean A Thing
  2. A2Solitude
  3. A3Don't Get Around Much Anymore
  4. A4I'm Beginning To See The Light
  5. B1Just Squeeze Me
  6. B2I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
  7. B3Azalea

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of The Great Reunion are there?

47 vinyl pressings of The Great Reunion are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1963 and 2021.

When was The Great Reunion first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Canada, Mexico and more. One of them is Roulette R 52103.

How do I tell if my copy of The Great Reunion is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 52103, SLPS 1921, SR 52103, 33 SX 1591) 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 The Great Reunion 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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