US
July 1960- Label and catalog number
- Columbia CL 1466
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
- Runout / matrix
XLP49696-2D AA side runout
XLP49697-2B AB side runout
x"Lp" 49696A side label
x"Lp" 49697B side label

Vinyl pressings
by New York Philharmonic · 1960
Bernstein Plays Brubeck Plays Bernstein was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 7 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.
XLP49696-2D AA side runout
XLP49697-2B AB side runout
x"Lp" 49696A side label
x"Lp" 49697B side label
AALP49696-2A AKRunout side A stamped [exc. AK etched]
XLP49697-2A \Runout side A stamped [exc. \ etched]
(x"Lp"49696)Label side A
(x"Lp"49697)Label side B
XXLP49696-2BSide 1
XLP49697-2FSide 2
XSM49698-1AE P YRunout side A, variant 1
XSM49699-1AL P XRunout side B, variant 1
XSM49698-1BRunout side A, variant 2
XSM49699-1LRunout side B, variant 2
XSM49699-1H HRunout Side A
XSM49698-1L HRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | Coronet KLP 895First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Australia | Coronet KLPS 895First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | Canada | Columbia CS 8257First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | Canada | Columbia CL 1466First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Japan | Columbia SL 1105First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | Netherlands | Fontana 682 080 TLFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1960 | New Zealand | Coronet KLPS 895First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | New Zealand | Coronet KLP 895First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | UK | Fontana TFL 5114First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | UK | Fontana 885 124 TY / Fontana STFL.542First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Columbia CS 8257First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Columbia CL 1466First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Columbia CL 1466First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Columbia CL 1466First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1960 | US | Columbia CS 8257First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Columbia CS 8257LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | AMIGA 8 55 196LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | AMIGA 8 55 196LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | WaxTime 771911LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2017 | Netherlands | Vinyl Passion VP 80076LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Fontana 682 080 TL / Fontana 682 080LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Europe | Fontana 682 080 TL / Fontana 682 080LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Fontana 682 080 TLLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | AMIGA 8 55 196LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Mexico | CBS CLS-5073LP, Album, Etched, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Etched, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Fontana 885 124 TYLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | CBS S CBS 61995LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Fontana 885 124 TYLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Fontana 682 080 TLLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | Fontana 885 124 TYLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Fontana 682 080 TLLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | Vinyl Passion VP 80076LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| ? | South Africa | CBS ALD 6422 / CBS ALD.6422LP | LP |
| ? | UK | CBS CBS 32734LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | UK | CBS BPG 62071 / CBS CL 1466LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
63 vinyl pressings of Bernstein Plays Brubeck Plays Bernstein are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1960 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia CL 1466, released July 1960.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 1466, CS 8257, CS 8275, TFL 5114) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP49696-2D A and XLP49697-2B A. 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.