Vinyl pressings
by Sonny Rollins · 1974
The Cutting Edge was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. 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 1974, 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.
M9059ASide A runout variant 1
T1 M9059B-1Side B runout variant 1
T1 M9059A-1 [Eyes With Eyebrows]Side A runout variant 2
T1 M9059B-1 [Eyes With Eyebrows]Side B runout variant 2
Side A: M9059A ︵..︵ P
Side B: M9059B-1A ︵..︵ SX
S1 M9059A-1A [Eyes With Eyebrows]Side A runout variant 3
S1 M9059B-1A [Eyes With Eyebrows] A6Side B runout variant 3
M-9059-ASide A label
M-9059-BSide B label
M9059ASide A runout
T1 M9059B-1Side B runout
BLPS-19199-ASide A runout stamped
BLPS-19199-BSide B runout stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Germany | Bellaphon BLPS 19199 / Milestone BLPS 19199First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Milestone M-9059First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Milestone M-9059First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Milestone M-9059First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Milestone M-9059First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | Milestone 204.5020LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | Milestone 2C 064-96345 / Milestone 2C 064-96.345LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Milestone SMJ-6077LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | South Africa | Milestone MSL 6085 / Milestone MSL.6085LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Spain | Milestone MM 40 096 SLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Italy | Milestone HBS 6033LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Italy | Milestone MSM 9059LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | Milestone VIJ-4022LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-468 / Milestone M-9059LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Milestone M-9112LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | Milestone M 9112LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Milestone 68.108 / Carrere 68.108LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Milestone 68.108 / Carrere 68.108LP, Album | LP, Album |
18 vinyl pressings of The Cutting Edge are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1974 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, Germany. One of them is Milestone M-9059.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M-9059, BLPS 19199) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M9059A and T1 M9059B-1. 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.
