US
1956- Label and catalog number
- Royal Roost ROOST LP 2208Royal Roost RLP 2208
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
Vinyl pressings
by Sonny Stitt · 1956
Sonny Stitt Sonny Stitt Sonny Stitt Sonny Stitt was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1956, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | US | Royal Roost ROOST LP 2208 / Royal Roost RLP 2208First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Royal Roost ROOST LP 2208 / Royal Roost RLP 2208First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Roost LP 2208 / Royal Roost LP-2208LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Roost LP 2208 / Royal Roost RLP-2208LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | France | CID 42008LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1962 | France | Disques Vogue LD. 627-30LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Japan | Roulette YY-7004-RO / Roost LP 2208LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| 1973 | Japan | Roulette YY-7004-RO / Royal Roost LP 2208LP, Album, Limited Edition, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono, Limited |
| 1977 | Japan | Roulette YW 7554 ROLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1978 | Japan | Royal Roost YW-7805-ROLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Japan | Roulette YS 7134 ROLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Roulette RET-5033LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Spain | Royal Roost ROOST LP-2208 / Roost ROOST LP 2208LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Vogue Records LAE 12196LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
14 vinyl pressings of Sonny Stitt Sonny Stitt Sonny Stitt Sonny Stitt are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1956 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US. One of them is Royal Roost ROOST LP 2208.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ROOST LP 2208) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.