Vinyl pressings
by Niño Rivera · 1962
Cuban Jam Session - Under The Direction Of Niño… 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.
2 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year. 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.
9/18/62 LP 3090-A Audio Matrix Bell Sound A 1Side A, etched
9/18/62 LP 3090-B Audio Matrix Bell Sound A 1Side B, etched
Audio Matrix Bell SoundStamped, both sides
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 | US | Panart LP-3090First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Panart LP-3090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | US | Panart LP-3090LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | Venezuela | Panart 102-28044LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Panart LP-3090LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Panart LP-3090LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Panart LP-3090LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Panart LP-3090LP, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Panart LP-3090LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Venezuela | Panart LP-3090LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Cuban Jam Session - Under The Direction Of Niño… are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1962 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US. One of them is Panart LP-3090.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LP-3090) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 9/18/62 LP 3090-A Audio Matrix Bell Sound A 1 and 9/18/62 LP 3090-B Audio Matrix Bell Sound A 1. 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.
