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Vinyl pressings

Piano Piano Piano Piano...

by Ray Bryant Trio · 1957

18 pressings7 countriesJazz

Piano Piano Piano Piano... was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Piano Piano Piano Piano...

2 pressings came out in 1957, 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.

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 18 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1957UKEsquire 32-066First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1957USPrestige PRLP 7098First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1958ItalyMusic LPM 2037LP, AlbumLP, Album
1960s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960FranceBarclay 84 079LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1960USNew Jazz NJLP 8227LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · MonoLP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono
1964USStatus Records ST 8227LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1970s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970JapanPrestige SMJ-7556(M)LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1974JapanPrestige LPR-88014LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1979JapanPrestige SMJ-6622(M) / Prestige PG-6131LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1980s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1984JapanPrestige VIJ-209LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono
1984JapanPrestige VIJ-209LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1990s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1993JapanPrestige VIJJ-30005 / Prestige PRLP 7098LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
2000s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2000JapanDIW DIW-9014 / Prestige PRLP 7098LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono
2010s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2018CanadaReturn To Analog RTA-025LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, NumberedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Numbered
2018SpainJazz Workshop JW-088LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Limited
Year unknown3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?JapanPrestige SMJ-7556(M)LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono
?USNew Jazz NJLP 8227 / Prestige NJLP 8227LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?USStatus Records ST 8227 / Prestige NJLP 8227LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. A1Golden Earrings
  2. A2Angel Eyes
  3. A3Blues Changes
  4. A4Splittin'
  5. B1Django
  6. B2The Thrill Is Gone
  7. B3Dahoud
  8. B4Sonar

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Piano Piano Piano Piano... are there?

18 vinyl pressings of Piano Piano Piano Piano... are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1957 and 2018.

When was Piano Piano Piano Piano... first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, UK. One of them is Prestige PRLP 7098.

How do I tell if my copy of Piano Piano Piano Piano... is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PRLP 7098, 32-066) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Piano Piano Piano Piano... on vinyl worth?

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.

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