Vinyl pressings
by Sonny Stitt · 1962
Sonny Stitt & The Top Brass was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. 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 1962, 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.
ST-A-62449-A AT 1 [Block-shaped S]Side A runout
ST-A-62449-B AT 1 [Block-shaped S]Side B runout
ST-A-62449Label, side A
ST-A-62450Label, side B
A-11941-A AT WRunout side A
A-11942-A AT WRunout side B
11941Label side A
11942Label side B
STA-62449Label, side A
STA-62450Label, side B
11941Label, side A
11942Label, side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Argentina | Atlantic 1395First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Canada | Atlantic 1395 / Atlantic SD. 1395First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Canada | Atlantic 1395 / Atlantic AT. 1395First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Italy | Atlantic 1395First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Atlantic 1395First yearLP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1962 | US | Atlantic 1395First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Atlantic 1395 / Atlantic SD 1395First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | France | Atlantic 432.067 / Atlantic 432 067LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | UK | Atlantic 590 032LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Italy | Atlantic 1395 / Atlantic ATS ST 05512LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Atlantic P-4512ALP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Atlantic P-4512ALP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | US | Atlantic 90139-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Germany | Atlantic 1395 / Atlantic SD 1395LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2020 | Germany | Atlantic SD 1395LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2020 | Germany | Atlantic 1395 / Speakers Corner Records Atlantic SD 1395LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Atlantic 670.9121LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Atlantic SMJ-7084LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Sonny Stitt & The Top Brass are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1962 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, Argentina, Canada, Italy. One of them is Atlantic 1395, released November 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1395) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-62449-A AT 1 [Block-shaped S] and ST-A-62449-B AT 1 [Block-shaped S]. 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.
