Vinyl pressings
by Louis Armstrong · 1970
The Great Reunion was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1970, 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.
SLVLXR 505.30 A1Runout side A
SLVLXR 505.30 A2Runout side B
SLVLXR 505-30 B1Runout side C
SLVLXR 505-30 B2Runout side D
SLVLX 505.30 A 1.1Side A runout
SLVLXR 505-30 A2Side B runout
SLVLXR 505-30 B1Side C runout
SLVLXR 505-30 B2 M.P.P.V.Side D runout
SLVLXR 505.30 A1Runout Side 1
SLVLXR 505.30 A2Runout Side 2
SLVLXR 505-30 B1Runout Side 3
SLVLXR 505-30 B2Runout Side 4
SLVLX 505.30 A 1.¹ M.P.P.V.Runout side A
SLVLX 505.30. A2¹ M.P.P.V.Runout side B
SLVLXR 505.30. B1¹ M.P.P.V.Runout side C
SLVLXR 505.30. B2¹ M.P.P.V.Runout side D
RSD245A ...4 12-28-70 Bell Sound sfthe number 4 stands on the three dots. Side 1
RSD245B...5 Bell Sound sf 1-5-71Side 2
RSD354-A...4 12-28-70 Bell Sound sfside 3
RSD354B...4 12-28-70 Bell Sound sfside 4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | France | Roulette SLVLXR. 505 / Roulette SLVLXR 505First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | France | Roulette SLVLXR. 505 / Roulette SLVLXR 505First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | France | Roulette SLVLXR. 505First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | France | Roulette SLVLXR. 505 / Roulette SLVLXR 505First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | Sweden | Grand Prix GPD-9979 / Sonet GPD-9979First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Roulette RE-108 / Roulette RE-108-1LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | Spain | Carnaby DCS 15022/3LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Roulette 9045-108LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1973 | Colombia | Roulette 26(0271)00010LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1973 | Italy | Roulette RAD 15011/12LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Roulette RE-108LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Roulette RE-108LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Roulette RE-108LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1977 | Spain | Roulette RE 1 S / Marfer RE 1 SLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | World Record Club R-06370 / World Record Club R-06371LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1984 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 2-155 / Roulette MFSL 2-155LP, Compilation, Remastered | LP, Compilation, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | France | Roulette 400505LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1995 | Germany | EMI F 671046LP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Vinyl Passion VP 80761LP, Compilation, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia & New Zealand | Roulette 9045-108LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Roulette 400505LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | France | Roulette SLVLXR. 505 / Roulette SLVLXR 505LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Bellaphon BLST 6553LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Roulette XS-125-ROLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Jazz Vogue VJD506-1 + 2LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Roulette 2934 007LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Roulette 2682 033LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Roulette RE-108LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
28 vinyl pressings of The Great Reunion are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1970 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in France, Sweden. One of them is Roulette SLVLXR. 505.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SLVLXR. 505, GPD-9979) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SLVLXR 505.30 A1 and SLVLXR 505.30 A2. 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.
