Vinyl pressings
by Stan Kenton · 1962
Adventures In Jazz 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.
8 pressings came out in 1962, 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.
ST1-1796 - D 2 #2 [Anvil symbol] &Runout side A
ST2-1796 - D 1 #2 [Anvil symbol] &Runout side B
ST1-1796Label side A
ST2-1796Label side B
ST-1-1796-D3 1 *Side A, Etched except "1" and "*" are stamped
ST-2-1796-D3 2 *Side B, Etched except "2" and "*" are stamped
ST1-1796Side A Label
ST2-1796Side B Label
T-1-1796-D5 1 ✲Side A etched & stamped
T-2-1796-D5 ✲Side B etched & stamped
ST1-1796-D2 [Anvil symbol] &=Side A runout
ST2-1796-D1 [Anvil symbol] &Side B runout
ST1-1796Side A label
ST2-1796Side B label
T1-1796-D2 anvilSide A runout
T2-1796-N1 anvilSide B runout
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 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 1796 / Capitol Records ST-1796First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | UK | Capitol Records ST 1796First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records T 1796 / Capitol Records T-1796First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records ST 1796 / Capitol Records ST-1796First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records T-1796 / Capitol Records T 1796First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records ST 1796 / Capitol Records ST-1796First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records T 1796 / Capitol Records T-1796First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records ST 1796 / Capitol Records ST-1796First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | Capitol Records T 1796LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Brazil | Capitol Records T 1796LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Creative World ST-1010LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Creative World ST-1010 / Creative World ST1010LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | Creative World ST-1010LP | LP |
| ? | US | Creative World ST-1010 / Creative World ST1010LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Creative World ST-1010 / Creative World ST1010LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Adventures In Jazz are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1962 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Capitol Records ST 1796, released November 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST 1796, T 1796, T-1796) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST1-1796 - D 2 #2 [Anvil symbol] & and ST2-1796 - D 1 #2 [Anvil symbol] &. 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.
