Vinyl pressings
by Oscar Peterson · 1975
Oscar Peterson & Dizzy Gillespie was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 8 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.
231210 . 740 PP1891 1 KENDUN A I A1Runout side A, variant 1
2310-740-PP-1892 5-5 KENDUN A I A1Runout side B, variant 1
2312310-740 PP1891 2 KENDUN A1Runout side A, variant 2
2310-740-PP-1892 5-5 KENDUN A2Runout side B, variant 2
2310 - 740 PP 1891 1 KENDUN A I̶ A1Side A runout
2310-740-PP-1892 5-S KENDUN A I̶ A1Side B runout
PP-1891Side A label
PP-1892Side B label
2310 740 A//1 420 05Runout side A
2310 740 B//1 420 05Runout side B
2310 740 ALabel side A
2310 740 BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Argentina | Pablo Records 2310-740First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Canada | Pablo Records 2310 740First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Pablo Records 2310 740First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Pablo Records 2310 740First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | Pablo Records PBL 206First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Pablo Records MW 2165First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Pablo Records MTF 1019First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Pablo Records MW 2165First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Japan | Pablo Records MTF 1019First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | UK | Pablo Records 2310 740First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Pablo Records 2310 740LP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1975 | US | Pablo Records 2310-740First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Ambisonic | LP, Album, Stereo, Ambisonic |
| 1975 | US | Pablo Records 2310-740First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Pablo Records 2310-740 / Pablo Records 2310 740First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Spain | Pablo Records 23 10 740LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Norway | Pablo Records 2310-740 / Pablo Records 2310 740LP | LP |
| 1984 | Spain | Pablo Records PN 4049LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | US | Jazz Heritage 913484ALP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Pablo Records 2310 740LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Pablo Records 2310-740LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
26 vinyl pressings of Oscar Peterson & Dizzy Gillespie are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1975 and 1993.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Pablo Records 2310-740.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2310-740, 2310 740, PBL 206, MW 2165) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 231210 . 740 PP1891 1 KENDUN A I A1 and 2310-740-PP-1892 5-5 KENDUN A I A1. 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.
