Vinyl pressings
by Neil Diamond · 1980
The Jazz Singer was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
59 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 31 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.
SWAV-1-12120-Z41 #3 TML-S · ─◁Side A runout, variant 1
SWAV-2-12120-Z48 TML-M · ─◁Side B runout, variant 1
SWAV-1-12120-Z34 #5 TML-S · ─◁Side A runout, variant 2
SWAV-2-12120-Z18 TML-M · ─◁Side B runout, variant 2
SWAV-12120-A-29#2 ✲Runout side A
SWAV-2-12120-Z28#5 ✲Runout side B
SWAV 1-12120Side A label
SWAV 2-12120Side B label
SWAV-12120-A-Z19 ⇀ TML SSide A runout, variant 1
SWAV-2-12120.Z29• ⇀ ✲ ✲TML-MSide B runout, variant 1
SWAV-12120-A-Z12• 2 ✲✲ TML-SSide A runout, variant 2
SWAV-2-12120 Z21• TML-S 3 ✲ ✲Side B runout, variant 2
SWAV-12120-A-Z15 TML S #3 [W over M] 38108-A MO#2Side A runout, variant 1
SWAV-12120-B-Z15 TML S MO#3 [W over M] 38108-BSide B runout, variant 1
SWAV-12120-A-Z14 TML-M #4 MO#4 [W over M] 38108-ASide A runout, variant 2
SWAV-12120-B-Z15 TML-S MO#3 [W over M] 38108-B #7Side B runout, variant 2
SWAV-1-12120-Z28 #1 TML-M 0Side A runout
SWAV-2-12120 Z 24 #5 TML-M 0Side B runout
SWAV 1-12120Side A label
SWAV 2-12120Side B label
SWAV-12120-A-Z17 TML-X 0Variant 1: Runout A
SWAV-2-12120-Z26 #3 TML-M 0Variant 1: Runout B
SWAV-12120-A-Z25 TML-X 0Variant 2: Runout A
SWAV-2-12120-Z24 TML-M 0Variant 2: Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Argentina | Capitol Records 8917 / Capitol Records SWAV-12120First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Australia | Capitol Records PST. 12120 / Capitol Records PST-12120First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Australia | Capitol Records PST.12120 / Capitol Records PST-12120First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Austria | Capitol Records 32 383 / Columbia 32 383LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1980 | Barbados | Capitol Records SWAW 12120First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Barbados | Capitol Records SWAW 12120First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Bolivia | EMI International BOLP - 465 / EMI International BOLP-465First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Brazil | Capitol Records 31C 064 86266 DFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Capitol Records SWAV-12120First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Capitol Records SWAV-12120First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Capitol Records SWAV-512120LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1980 | Canada | Capitol Records SWAV-12120First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Capitol Records SWAV-12120First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Ecuador | Capitol Records 321-0011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Europe | Capitol Records 1C 064-86 266First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | South Korea | EMI EKPL-0049LP | LP |
| 1990 | South Korea | WEA OLE-345LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Capitol Records 602557439434LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Austria | EMI Electrola 32 383 / EMI Columbia 32 383LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records 038-74 6026 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 064-1 86266 1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Cinevox Record CIA 5033LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Taiwan | Liming Record LM-3063LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records EA-ST 12120 / Capitol Records EAST 12120LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records EA-ST 12120 / Capitol Records EAST 12120LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records EA-ST 12120 / Capitol Records OC 062-86 266LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SWAV-12120LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SWAV-512120LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | Venezuela | Capitol Records ST-50004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
92 vinyl pressings of The Jazz Singer are listed here, from 34 countries, released between 1980 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Capitol Records SWAV-12120, released November 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SWAV-12120, EA-ST 12120, 8917, PST. 12120) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SWAV-1-12120-Z41 #3 TML-S · ─◁ and SWAV-2-12120-Z48 TML-M · ─◁. 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.
