Vinyl pressings
by Pinchas Zukerman · 1978
Suite For Violin And Jazz Piano was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 3 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.
MAL 35128-1B T1 o C4A stamped, T1, 4 etched
MBL 35128-1B o T1 C4A stamped, T1, 4 etched
AL 35128A label
BL 35128B label
MAL 35128-1AC ΛRunout side A, variant 1, stamped
MAL 35128-1K ΛRunout side B, variant 1, stamped
MAL 35128-1B C o LTRunout side A, variant 2
MBL 35128-1ARunout side B, variant 2
(Side 1, stamped): MAL 35128-1AA
(Side 2, stamped): MBL 35128-1BA COLUMBIA NY
MAL 35128-1H S1 B3Side A runout, stamped; S1 B3 etched, variant 1
MBL 35128-1B S1 A12Side B runout, stamped; S1 A12 etched, variant 1
MAL 35128-1G S2 A9Side A runout, stamped; S2 A9 etched, variant 2
MBL 35128-1B S1 A2Side B runout, stamped; S1 A2 etched, variant 2
MAL 35128-1JRunout side A, stamped
MAL 35128-1FRunout side B, stamped
(Side 1, stamped): P MAL 35128-1AC P
(Side 2, stamped): o MBL 35128-1AL COLUMBIA NY V P
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks M 35128First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | Germany | CBS Masterworks M 5128First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Columbia Masterworks M 35128First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | CBS Masterworks M 35128First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Columbia Masterworks M 35128First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia Masterworks M 35128First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Columbia Masterworks M 35128First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | CBS Masterworks M 35128First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia Masterworks M 35128First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Australia | CBS Masterworks SBR 235974LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | CBS 73 833 / CBS CBS 73833LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Spain | CBS Masterworks S 73833LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1982 | Mexico | CBS MLS-9281LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Cy Records CYL 6432LP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of Suite For Violin And Jazz Piano are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1978 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, Canada, Germany. One of them is Columbia Masterworks M 35128, released November 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M 35128, M 5128) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MAL 35128-1B T1 o C4 and MBL 35128-1B o T1 C4. 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.
