Vinyl pressings
by Sidney Bechet · 1964
Deux Géants Du Jazz 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.
5 pressings came out in 1964, 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.
MDINT. 1475-ASide A - etched [variant 1]
MDINT -1475-A1Side A - etched [variant 2]
MDINT. 1475-BSide B - echted [variant 1]
MDINT 1475-B2Side B - echted [variant 2]
MDINT. 1475-AA Side etched
MDINT. 1475-AA Side label
MDINT. 1475-BB Side label
MDINT. 1475-B¹B Side echted
MDINT. 1475-ASide A - etched
MDINT. 1475-BSide B - echted
GGL 0306 A1 B 1 KT BStamped runout side A, '1 KT B' is etched
GGL 0306 B1 B 1 KT CStamped runout side B, '1 KT C' is etched
GGL.0306-ASide A label
GGL.0306-BSide B label
CT-31378Side 1 - etched
CT-31379Side 2 - etched
CT-31378Side 1 - label
CT-31379Side 2 - label
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 | Canada | Mode Disques MD-5020First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | France | Mode Disques MDINT 9103 / Mode Disques MDINT 9 103First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | France | Mode Disques MDINT 9103First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | France | Mode Disques MDINT 9103 / Mode Disques MDINT 9 103First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | Pye Golden Guinea Records GGL 0306 / Pye Golden Guinea Records GGL.0306First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | France | Mode Disques MDINT 9 103LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | France | Kaléïdoscope KAL 19001LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | Italy | Fonit Cetra CETRA / sfc 192 / Fonit Cetra SFC 192LP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1979 | Spain | Vogue S 20.233LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | France | Vogue 502720LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Mocambo 40247LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Mode Disques MD-5020LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Canada | Mode Serie MDS-3023LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | France | Kaléïdoscope KAL. 19001LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
14 vinyl pressings of Deux Géants Du Jazz are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1964 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in France, UK, Canada. One of them is Mode Disques MDINT 9103.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MDINT 9103, GGL 0306, MD-5020) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MDINT. 1475-A and MDINT -1475-A1. 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.
