Vinyl pressings
by Shelly Manne & His Men · 1956
Vol. 4 - Swinging Sounds was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1956, 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.
LKL•12•75•D2 HRunout, Side A stamped - variant 1
LKL•12•76•D2 HRunout, Side B stamped - variant 1
LKL-12-75-D5 H ARunout, Side A stamped - variant 2
LKL-12-76-D5 H ARunout, Side B stamped - variant 2
VMGT-1172-2BEngraved Side 1
VMGT-1173-1BEngraved Side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | UK | Contemporary Records LAC 12062First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Contemporary Records C 3516First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1957 | South Africa | Vogue Records LAC 12062LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1957 | UK | Contemporary Records LAC 12062 / Contemporary Records LAC.12062LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Japan | Contemporary Records LAX 3007(M)LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1974 | Japan | Contemporary Records SR(M)-3090LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Contemporary Records K20P-6603 / Contemporary Records C3516LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1981 | Japan | Contemporary Records K20P-6603 / Contemporary Records C3516LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1984 | Japan | Contemporary Records P-7647LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-267 / Contemporary Records C-3516LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Contemporary Records C 3516LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
11 vinyl pressings of Vol. 4 - Swinging Sounds are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1956 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, UK. One of them is Contemporary Records C 3516.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C 3516, LAC 12062) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LKL•12•75•D2 H and LKL•12•76•D2 H. 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.
