Vinyl pressings
by Oscar Levant · 1946
Oscar Levant Plays Popular Moderns was first pressed on vinyl in 1946. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1946, 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.
XCO33887 A 1E21 CA side stamped variant 1
XCO33888 A 2B7 AB side stamped variant 1
XCO 33874 B 3A21 BC side stamped variant 1
2 XCO 33876 D 2C29 DD side stamped variant 1
XCO 33887Label side A
XCO 33888Label side B
XCO 33874Label side C
XCO 33876Label side D
M 560-1
M 560-2
M 560-3
M 560-4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks M-560First yearShellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album |
| 1946 | US | Columbia Masterworks m-560 / Columbia Masterworks M 560First yearShellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album |
| 1946 | US | Columbia Masterworks m-560 / Columbia Masterworks M 560First yearShellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album |
| 1948 | US | Columbia Masterworks m-560 / Columbia Masterworks M 560Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album |
| 1949 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 2018LP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | US | Columbia CL 1134LP, Mono, Album, Reissue · Mono | LP, Mono, Album, Reissue · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CL 1134LP, Mono, Album, Reissue · Mono | LP, Mono, Album, Reissue · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CL 1134LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia CL 1134LP, Mono, Album, Reissue · Mono | LP, Mono, Album, Reissue · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks ML 201810", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 2018LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 2018LP, 10", Reissue | LP, 10", Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of Oscar Levant Plays Popular Moderns are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1946 and 1958.
The earliest pressings are from 1946, in US, Canada. One of them is Columbia Masterworks m-560, released January 1946.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use m-560, M-560) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XCO33887 A 1E21 C and XCO33888 A 2B7 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.
