Vinyl pressings
by Miles Davis · 1961
In Person, Saturday Night At The Blackhawk, San… was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 6 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.
XSM53554-1BSide A runout, variant 1
XSM53555-1A BH1Side B runout, variant 1
XSM53554-1ASide A runout, variant 2
XSM53555-1A BH1Side B runout, variant 2
XLP535 2 - 1A BH 1/ 1Side A runout stamped, "BH 1/ 1" etched
XLP53553 - 1A BH 1Side B runout stamped, "BH 1" etched
XLP53552-1A BH 1|IRunout stamped side A [the "BH 1|I" is etched]
XLP53553-1A BH |IIRunout stamped side B [the "BH |II" is etched]
x"Lp" 53552Label, side A
x"Lp" 53553Label, side B
XLP 53532 1ASide A runout stamped, variant 1
XLP 53533 1CSide B runout stamped, variant 1
XLP 53532 1ASide A runout stamped, variant 2
XLP 53533 1ASide B runout stamped, variant 2
XSM53554-1BSide A runout stamped
XSM53555-1C 1 - 11Side B runout stamped
x"Lp" 53332Label, side A
x"Lp" 53333Label, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Canada | Columbia CS 8470First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Canada | Columbia CL 1670First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | France | Columbia 62 307First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | New Zealand | Coronet KLL 1692First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | UK | Fontana TFL 5164 / Fontana 682 514 TLFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Columbia CS 8470First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Columbia CL 1670First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Columbia CL 1670First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Columbia CL 1670First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Columbia CS 8470First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Columbia CL 1670First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Columbia CS 8470First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Japan | Columbia YS-172First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | UK | Fontana STFL 581 / Fontana 885 146 TYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Germany | Philips B 47164 LLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPJ-18LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Columbia Limited Edition LE 10076LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AP 1403LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Europe | CBS CBS 465191 1LP, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1989 | US | Columbia CJ 44425LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | CBS 62307LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Netherlands | Fontana 885 146 TYLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | South Africa | CBS ALD 6576 / CBS ALD.6576LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Columbia CJ 44425LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| ? | USA & Canada | Columbia P 17384LP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
34 vinyl pressings of In Person, Saturday Night At The Blackhawk, San… are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1961 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, UK, Japan, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia CS 8470.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 8470, CL 1670, STFL 581, TFL 5164) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM53554-1B and XSM53555-1A BH1. 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.
