US
1950- Label and catalog number
- Birdland 6001
- Format
- Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
- Runout / matrix
1202Side A
1204Side B
Vinyl pressings
by Stan Getz Quartet · 1950
There's A Small Hotel was first pressed on vinyl in 1950. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1950, 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.
1202Side A
1204Side B
BL 1202 CSide A
BL 1204 BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | US | Birdland 6001First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1950 | US | Prestige 708First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1950 | US | Birdland 6001First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1951 | US | Prestige 45-7087", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1951 | Sweden | Metronome B 537Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1951 | Sweden | Metronome B 537Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Denmark | Metronome B 537Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Finland | Metronome B 537Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | UK | Esquire 10-138Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | US | Prestige 45-2507", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Prestige 6001Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | US | Prestige 708Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | US | Prestige 45-2507", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
13 vinyl pressings of There's A Small Hotel are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1950 and 1951.
The earliest pressings are from 1950, in US. One of them is Birdland 6001.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6001, 708) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1202 and 1204. 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.