US
1953- Label and catalog number
- Prestige PrEP 1325
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, EP
Vinyl pressings
by Milt Jackson · 1953
Volume 2 was first pressed on vinyl in 1953. 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 1953, 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.
PR EP 1325A 7E OA Side Runout
PR EP 1325B 7E OB Side Runout
PR EP 1325A 7E OA Side Runout
PR EP 1325B 7E OB Side Runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Sweden | Metronome MEP 23First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1953 | UK | Esquire EP 14First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1953 | US | Prestige PrEP 1325First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1953 | US | Prestige PrEP 1325First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1953 | US | Prestige PrEP 1325First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1953 | US | Prestige EP 1325First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1953 | UK | Esquire E.P. 14 / Esquire EP 14First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1953 | UK | Esquire EP 14First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1953 | UK | Esquire EP 14First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1954 | Sweden | Metronome MEP 237", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1955 | Sweden | Metronome MEP 237", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1955 | Sweden | Metronome MEP 237", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1955 | Sweden | Metronome MEP 237", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1957 | Sweden | Metronome MEP 237", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1959 | France | Barclay 740117", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Finland | Metronome mrep-23 / Metronome MEP 237", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Barclay 740117", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | France | Barclay 74 0117", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | France | Barclay 740117", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | Sweden | Metronome MEP 237", 45 RPM, EP · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, EP · Colored vinyl |
20 vinyl pressings of Volume 2 are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1953 and 1959.
The earliest pressings are from 1953, in US, UK, Sweden. One of them is Prestige PrEP 1325.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PrEP 1325, EP 1325, E.P. 14, EP 14) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.