Vinyl pressings
by Sonny Rollins · 1965
On Impulse! was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 4 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.
VAN GELDER AS - 91 • A • LW [sideways]Runout A stamped / etched
VAN GELDER AS - 91 • B • LW [sideways]Runout B stamped / etched
AS-91-APrint on label A
AS-91-BPrint on label B
A-91 A-1 LW VAN GELDERSide A
A-91 B VAN GELDER LWSide B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Canada | Impulse! A-91 / Sparton Impulse! Records A-91First yearLP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Sparton Impulse! Records A-91-S / Impulse! A-91First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Canada | Impulse! A-91 / Sparton Impulse! Records A-91First yearLP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1965 | France | Impulse! AS-91First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | His Master's Voice CLP 1915First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1965 | US | Impulse! A-91First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Impulse! A-91 / Impulse! AS-91First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Japan | Impulse! SH-3068LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Spain | Impulse! 221-03 / Impulse! A-91LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Spain | Impulse! 221-03 / Impulse! AS-91LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Impulse! AS-91 / ABC Records AS-91LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | US | Impulse! AS-91 / Impulse! A-91LP, Stereo, Album, Reissue | LP, Stereo, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | US | Impulse! AS-91 / ABC Records AS-91LP, Stereo, Album, Reissue | LP, Stereo, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | Argentina | Probe AS-91LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | Impulse! IMP-88061 / ABC Records IMP-88061LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Impulse! AS-91 / ABC Records AS-91LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | ABC Impulse! AS-91 / Impulse! A-91LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | Impulse! 3C 064-96326 / Impulse! A-91LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Italy | Impulse! IMP 429 / ABC Impulse! IMP 429LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Japan | Impulse! YP-8507-AI / ABC Impulse! YP-8507-AILP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | South Africa | Impulse! ABCL 0119 / ABC Impulse! ABCL 0119LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Spain | ABC Impulse! LP-0057 / Mediterraneo LP-0057LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Spain | ABC Impulse! LP-0057 / Mediterraneo LP-0057LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | Impulse! AS-91 / ABC Impulse! AS-91LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Impulse! YX-8553-AILP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | MCA Records IMPL 5026 / ABC Impulse! IMPL 5026LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | MCA Impulse! 29054 / MCA Records MCA-29054LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | MCA Impulse! A-91 / MCA Records MCA-29054LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | Impulse! AS-91 / MCA Records VIM-4648LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-4648 / Impulse! AS-91LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | MCA Impulse! MCA-29054LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Scandinavia | MCA Impulse! MCA-29054 / MCA Impulse! A-91LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | South Africa | MCA Impulse! MCA-29054 / MCA Records GSL 104LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | UK | Jasmine Records JAS 2LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | MCA Impulse! MCA-5655LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | US | Impulse! IMP-223LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Analogue Productions AIPJ-91 / Impulse! A-9112", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| 2017 | US | Elemental Music 620861 / The Verve Music Group 620861LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2019 | Europe | Impulse! 000602577573835LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2019 | Italy | Impulse! A-91LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Worldwide | Impulse! B0033427-01 / Verve Records B0033427-01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Sparton Impulse! Records A-91 / Impulse! A-91-SLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Impulse! SR - 3014LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| ? | UK | Impulse! IMPL 8021LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Impulse! IMPL 8021 / Impulse! A-91LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Impulse! A-91 / Impulse! SMAS-90505LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Impulse! AS-91 / Impulse! A-91LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Impulse! MAS-90505 / Impulse! A-91LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| ? | US | MCA Records AS-91 / Impulse! AS-91LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Impulse! AS-91LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Promo |
| ? | US | Impulse! A-91 / Impulse! MAS-90505LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
52 vinyl pressings of On Impulse! are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1965 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Canada, France. One of them is Impulse! A-91, released August 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use A-91, CLP 1915, A-91-S, AS-91) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VAN GELDER AS - 91 • A • LW [sideways] and VAN GELDER AS - 91 • B • LW [sideways]. 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.
