US
May 1959- Label and catalog number
- Jubilee SDJLP 1105
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
SD-JLP-1105-A LW stew ✓mSide A Etched except stew is cursive
JLP-S-1105-B3 WS LWSide B Etched. WS is tiny letters above the matrix code
Vinyl pressings
by Matt Dennis · 1959
Welcome Matt 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.
3 pressings came out in 1959, 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.
SD-JLP-1105-A LW stew ✓mSide A Etched except stew is cursive
JLP-S-1105-B3 WS LWSide B Etched. WS is tiny letters above the matrix code
JLP 1105 A-1 LW JJ
JLP 1105-B-1 LW JJ
JLP 1105 A-1 LW JJ
JLP 1105-B-1 LW JJ
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 | US | Jubilee JLP 1105First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1959 | US | Jubilee SDJLP 1105First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Jubilee JLP 1105First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | US | Jubilee JLP-1105 / Jubilee JGM 1105LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Jubilee JGS 1105LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Jubilee JGS 1105LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Japan | Jubilee UPS-509-JLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Jubilee YW-7565-RO / Jubilee JLP 1105LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Jubilee YW-7565-ROLP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Spain | Jubilee JLP 1105LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Welcome Matt are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1959 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US. One of them is Jubilee SDJLP 1105, released May 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SDJLP 1105, JLP 1105) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SD-JLP-1105-A LW stew ✓m and JLP-S-1105-B3 WS LW. 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.