Vinyl pressings
by Paul Desmond · 1963
Take Ten was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 6 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.
P PRM-5457-2SSide A runout, stamped, var. 1
P PRM-5458-2S B1DSide B runout, stamped, var. 1
PPRM-5457--1S I Λ1Side A runout, stamped, var. 2
PPRM-5458--1S I Λ1Side B runout, stamped, var. 2
PPRS-5459--2S A1 RSide A runout
PPRS-5460--2S A1 RSide B runout
PPRS-5459- -3S /\ HRunout Side A Stamped
PPRS--5460- -3S | HRunout Side B Stamped
(PPRS-5459)Label Side A
(PPRS-5460)Label Side B
PPRS-5459- -1S /\1 ⅠRunout Side A Stamped
PPRS--5460- -7S /\1 ⅠRunout Side B Stamped
(PPRS-5459)Label Side A
(PPRS-5460)Label Side B
PPRS-5459--3S A HSide A runout
PPRS-5460--3S HSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Argentina | RCA Victor LPM-2569First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-2569First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-2569First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Italy | RCA Victor LSP 10167First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Italy | RCA Victor LPM 10167First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Japan | Victor SHP-5285First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | RCA Victor RD-7601First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | RCA Victor SF-7601First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | RCA Victor PPR8-5459-78 SF 7601 / RCA Victor PPR8-5460-78 SF 7601LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2569First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2569First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2569First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor 31,848 (LPM2569)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2569First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2569First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Spain | RCA Victor LSP-2569 / RCA LPM-2569LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | RCA RCA-6012LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | RCA PG-25LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 1976 | Japan | RCA PG-25LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1977 | France | RCA PL 42045 / RCA Masters PL 42045LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1977 | France | RCA PL 42045 / RCA Masters PL 42045LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | RCA RJL-2507LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | RCA Victor NL89908LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | UK, Europe & US | RCA Victor LSP-2569 / Speakers Corner Records LSP-2569LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2005 | UK, Europe & US | RCA Victor LSP-2569 / Speakers Corner Records LSP-2569LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Europe | RCA Victor LSP-2569 / RCA LSP-2569LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2012 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP552LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2014 | US | ORG Music ORGM-1095 / RCA Victor LSP-2569LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Numbered |
| 2014 | Italy | RCA Victor LSP-2569LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2016 | UK & Ireland | RCA Victor LSP-2569LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2017 | Japan | RCA Victor LSP-2569LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Japan | RCA SIJP 1076LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2025 | Europe | SoundsGood Original Recordings 66425LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | RCA PL 42045LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-2569LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor LPM-2569LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-2569LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | RCA Victor LSP-2569LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-2569LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LPM-2569LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-2569LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-2569LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | RCA Victor LSP-2569LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
49 vinyl pressings of Take Ten are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1963 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Argentina, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor LPM-2569, released October 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPM-2569, LSP-2569, 31,848 (LPM2569), RD-7601) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P PRM-5457-2S and P PRM-5458-2S B1D. 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.
