Vinyl pressings
by Michel Legrand & Co. · 1979
Le Jazz Grand was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 3 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.
G-786 ARunout Side A, etched, variant 1
G-786 BRunout Side B, etched, variant 1
G-786 A-1Runout Side A, etched, variant 2
G-786 B-1Runout Side B, etched, variant 2
G-905-ALabel Side A
G-905-BLabel Side B
G -786 A-1A S1 A3Side A Stamped [S1 A3 Etched]
G -786-1A B2Side B Stamped [B2 Etched]
G-905-ALabel Side A
G-905-BLabel Side B
MFSL -100J4 ORTOFON A2T SR/2 121Side A runout
MFSL -100J4 ORTOFON B2T SR/2 121Side B runout
MFSL 100J4-ASide A label
MFSL 100J4-BSide B label
G 786Etched
G 786 BEtched
6.23 951-01-1Label, side A
6.23 951-01-2Label, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Germany | Gryphon 6.23951First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Gryphon RJ 7470First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Gryphon 30PJ-1004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Gryphon RJ 7470First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Gryphon G-786First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-504 (100J-4)LP, Album, Remastered | LP, Album, Remastered |
| 1979 | US | Gryphon G-905First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Gryphon G-786First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-504First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1979 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-504 (100J-4)LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited |
| 1979 | US | Gryphon G-786First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-504 (100J-4)LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited |
12 vinyl pressings of Le Jazz Grand are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Germany, Japan. One of them is Gryphon G-786.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use G-786, G-905, MFSL 1-504, 6.23951) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, G-786 A and G-786 B. 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.
