Vinyl pressings
by Paul Desmond With Strings · 1962
Desmond Blue 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.
20 pressings came out in 1962, 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.
M2P Y 5459-10SVar. 1, A-side runout
M2P Y 5460-10SVar. 1, B-side runout
M2P Y 5459-10S A2 IVar. 2, A-side runout
M2P Y 5460-10S xIVar. 2, B-side runout
M2 PP5457-10S I A1Side A runout, variant 1
M2 PP5458-10S I A2Side B runout, variant 1
M2 PP5457-1S I A1Side A runout, variant 2
M2 PP5458-5S I A1Side B runout, variant 2
M2 PY 5459-2S A2 RA-side runout
M2 PY-5460-2S A I RB-side runout
M2PY-5459Side A label
M2PY-5460Side B label
M2 PP5457-11S C1 R RSide A runout
M2 PP5458-11S A2 R RSide B runout
M2PP-5457Side A label
M2PP-5458Side B label
M2 PP5457-3S HSide A runout
M2 PP5458-1S HSide B runout
M2PP-5457Side A label
M2PP-5458Side B label
M2 PP5457-1S A3 ISide A runout
M2 PP5458==5S H I A1Side B runout
M2PP-5457Side A label
M2PP-5458Side B label
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 | Australia | RCA L101239 / RCA L 101239First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-2438 / RCA Victor LPM 2438First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-2438 / RCA Victor LSP 2438First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1962 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-2438 / RCA Victor LSP 2438First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-2438 / RCA Victor LSP 2438First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Germany | RCA LPM-2438 / RCA LPM 2438First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Germany | RCA LSP-2438 / RCA LSP 2438First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Italy | RCA Victor LPM 2438 / RCA LPM 2438First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | New Zealand | RCA RPL 3277First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1962 | UK | RCA Victor RD-7501 / RCA Victor RD.7501First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | RCA Victor RD-7501LP, Album, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 1962 | UK | RCA Victor SF-7501 / RCA Victor SF.7501First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2438 / RCA Victor LSP 2438First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1962 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2438 / RCA Victor LSP 2438First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1962 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2438 / RCA Victor LPM 2438First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Japan | RCA RGP-1094 / RCA ACL1-0658LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | South Africa | RCA Camden CAY 1902 / RCA CAY 1902LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | RCA ANL 1 2807LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | RCA RJL-2506 / RCA ANL1-0658LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | Brazil | Bluebird 754.7890LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Brazil | RCA Victor 140.4008 / Bluebird 140.4008LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Germany | Bluebird NL85778LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Bluebird 5778-1-RB / RCA 5778-1-RBLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | South Korea | Seoul Records SRPR-225 / Bluebird 5778-1-RBLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1996 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2438 / Classic Records LSP 2438LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Numbered |
| 1996 | US | Classic Records LSP-2438LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | UK | RCA Victor LSP-2438LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| 2016 | US | Analog Spark AS00009 / RCA Victor LSP-2438LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Israel | RCA APL1-2807 / RCA Victor APL1-2807LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | Victor SHP-5046 / Victor SHP 5046LP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-2438 / Classic Records LSP-2438LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-2438LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-2438LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-2438 / RCA Victor LSP 2438LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
40 vinyl pressings of Desmond Blue are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1962 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, France, Australia and more. One of them is RCA Victor LSP-2438, released February 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSP-2438, LPM-2438, RD-7501, SF-7501) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M2P Y 5459-10S and M2P Y 5460-10S. 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.
