Vinyl pressings
by Max Roach Quintet · 1958
Max Roach + 4 At Newport was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1958, 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.
MG-36140A-1 MS1 M CSide 1 runout, variant 1
MG-36140B-1 MS1 M CSide 2 runout, variant 1
MG-36140A-1 MS1 M1 ASide 1 runout, variant 2
MG-36140B-1 MS1 M DSide 2 runout, variant 2
MG 36140 A-1 FF MSISide 1
MG 36140 B-1 M1 MSISide 2
SR 80010 A FR 2Runout side A
SR 80010 X B FR 2Runout side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Canada | EmArcy MG 36140First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Mercury MG 36140 / EmArcy MG-36140First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Mercury SR 80010First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | EmArcy MG-36140 / Mercury MG-36140First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | EmArcy MG-36140 / Mercury MG-36140First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | EmArcy MG 36140 / EmArcy MG-36140First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | EmArcy MMB. 12005 / Mercury MMB. 12005LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | France | Mercury 180.010LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Japan | Mercury SM-7276(M)LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Japan | Mercury SFX-7434 (M)LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1978 | Japan | Mercury SFX-10581(M) / EmArcy SFX-10581(M)LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1978 | Japan | Mercury SFX-10581(M) / EmArcy SFX-10581(M)LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Japan | Mercury 195J-42 / Mercury Emarcy Jazz 195J-42LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Japan | Mercury 195J-42 / Mercury Emarcy Jazz 195J-42LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | EmArcy MC 3017LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
15 vinyl pressings of Max Roach + 4 At Newport are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1958 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, Canada. One of them is EmArcy MG 36140, released November 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MG 36140, SR 80010, MG-36140) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MG-36140A-1 MS1 M C and MG-36140B-1 MS1 M C. 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.
