Vinyl pressings
by Milt Jackson Orchestra · 1962
Big Bags was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. 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 1962, 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.
RLP-429A 6 RI [Block-shaped "S" stamp]Side 1 runout
RLP-429B RI [Block-shaped "S" stamp] 3Side 2 runout
RLP 429 ASide 1 label
RLP 429 BSide 2 label
RLP-9429A RI ≈Runout, Side A etched
RLP-9429B RI ≈Runout, Side B etched
RLP 9429 ALabel, Side A
RLP 9429 BLabel, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Netherlands | Riverside Records RLP 429First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Netherlands | Riverside Records RLP 9429First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Riverside Records RLP 429 / Riverside Records 429First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Riverside Records RLP 429 / Riverside Records 429First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1962 | US | Riverside Records RLP 9429First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | UK | Riverside Records RLP 429LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Riverside Records RLP 9429 / Riverside Records RLP 429LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Riverside Records RLP 429LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Riverside Records RLP 9429LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Germany | Original Jazz Classics OJC-366 / Riverside Records RLP-9429LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-366 / Riverside Records RLP-9429LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Riverside Records RLP 429LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | Riverside Records SR-7033LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Big Bags are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1962 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, Netherlands. One of them is Riverside Records RLP 429.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RLP 429, RLP 9429) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RLP-429A 6 RI [Block-shaped "S" stamp] and RLP-429B RI [Block-shaped "S" stamp] 3. 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.
