Vinyl pressings
by Stan Getz · 1956
At Storyville 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.
RLPM-5141-NIXRunout, side A, etched, variant 1
RLPM-5142-NIXRunout, side B, etched, variant 1
2209A 9-16-56Runout, side A, stamped/etched, variant 2
2209B 9-16-56Runout, side B, stamped/etched, variant 2
LP-2209-A AB 10-67Side A runout
2209B 4-16-58 AB 10-67Side B runout
LP-2209-ASide A label
LL-2209-BSide B label
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 | Roost LP 2209 / Royal Roost RLP 2209First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Royal Roost LP 2209First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | Vogue Records LAE 12158LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | France | Disques Vogue LD. 629-30LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1963 | France | CID 42.010LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1967 | Italy | Vibraton LP 2209 / Roulette LP 2209LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1967 | Italy | Roost LP 2209 / Roulette LP 2209LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Japan | Roulette YW-7553-ROLP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1978 | Japan | Royal Roost YW-7807-ROLP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1979 | France | Jazz Legacy 29 / Jazz Legacy JL. 79LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Roost YS 7078LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Roulette Jazz ROU 1016LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Jazz Legacy 29 / Jazz Legacy 500079LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | France | Disques Vogue CMDRO. 9851LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Scandinavia | Sonet SLP 25LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Roost LP 2209 / Royal Roost RLP 2209LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
16 vinyl pressings of At Storyville are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1956 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US. One of them is Roost LP 2209.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LP 2209) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RLPM-5141-NIX and RLPM-5142-NIX. 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.
