Vinyl pressings
by Stan Getz · 1963
The Greatest Of Stan Getz was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 3 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.
SLP-2249A-1B P 0 ISide A Runout, Variant 1
SLP 2249B-1E 0 IIIII 15 PSide B Runout, Variant 1
o SLP2249A-1F PSide A Runout, Variant 2
o SLP2249A-1E P \\\\\Side B Runout, Variant 2
LP2249 A-1A . X /Runout Side A
o LP-2249B-1F P \\\Runout Side B
LP-2249-ALabel Side A
LP-2249-BLabel Side B
LP2249 A-1ASide A Runout, Stamped
LP2249 B-1ASide B Runout, Stamped
LP-2249-ASide A Label
LP-2249-BSide B Label
SLP 2249 A o RSD-2249A-CLB-1Side A Runout, Etched, Variant 1
S LP2249 B-1DSide B Runout, Stamped, Variant 1
o SLP2249 A-1H C IIIISide A Runout, Variant 2
o SLP2249 B-1G TSide B Runout, Variant 2
SLP-2249A-1B . P || |Runout side A
SLP-2249B-1B . P [unintelligible] ||Runout side B
SLP-2249-AMatrix label side A
SLP-2249-BMatrix label side B
o LP2249A-1E AB 5-4Side A Runout
o LP2249B-1E AB 5-4Side B Runout
LP-2249-ASide A Label
LP-2249-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | Royal Roost SLP 2249First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1963 | Canada | Royal Roost LP 2249First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Columbia 33SX 1526First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Roost SLP 2249 / Royal Roost SLP 2249First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Royal Roost LP 2249 / Royal Roost LP-2249First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Roost LP 2249First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Roost SLP 2249 / Roost SLP-2249First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Roost SLP 2249First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Roost LP 2249 / Roost LP-2249First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Roost LP 2249 / Royal Roost LP-2249First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Roost LP 2249 / Roost LP-2249First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Mexico | Tico Mexico SR-2508LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | Roulette SR-59027LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Roost SLP 2249 / Roulette SLP-2249LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Royal Roost LP-2249 / Royal Roost LP 2249LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
15 vinyl pressings of The Greatest Of Stan Getz are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1963 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Roost SLP 2249.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SLP 2249, LP 2249, 33SX 1526) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SLP-2249A-1B P 0 I and SLP 2249B-1E 0 IIIII 15 P. 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.
