US
1964- Label and catalog number
- Impulse! A-81
- Format
- LP, Album, Promo, Mono
- Runout / matrix
A-81 A LW VAN GELDERSide A runout
A-81 B-1 LW VAN GELDERSide B runout
Vinyl pressings
by Shirley Scott · 1964
Queen Of The Organ was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1964, the album's first year. 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.
A-81 A LW VAN GELDERSide A runout
A-81 B-1 LW VAN GELDERSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | US | Impulse! A-81First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Sparton Impulse! Records A-81LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Impulse! AS-81 / Sparton Impulse! Records AS-81LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | His Master's Voice CLP 3509LP | LP |
| 1965 | US | Impulse! A-81LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Impulse! AS-81LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Impulse! Stereo A-81LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Impulse! AS-81LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | US | Impulse! AS-81 / ABC Records AS-81LP, Album, Stereo, Repress | LP, Album, Stereo, Repress |
| 1972 | US | Impulse! AS-81 / ABC Records AS-81LP, Album, Stereo, Repress | LP, Album, Stereo, Repress |
10 vinyl pressings of Queen Of The Organ are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1964 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US. One of them is Impulse! A-81.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use A-81) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A-81 A LW VAN GELDER and A-81 B-1 LW VAN GELDER. 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.