Vinyl pressings
by Thad Jones & Mel Lewis · 1967
Live At The Village Vanguard was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 2 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.
SS - 18016 - I -Runout side A
SS - 18016 - 2 - xRunout side B
SS - 18016 - 1BRunout side A (var.1)
SS - 18016B - 1BRunout side B (var.1)
SS-18016A-1C BEST BWSide A runout
SS-18016B-1C BEST BWSide B runout
SS-18016A-1C BEST best (very small, cursive)Side A
SS-18016B-1C BEST best (very small, cursive)Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Solid State Records SS 18016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Solid State Records SS 18016 / Solid State Records SS-18016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Solid State Records SS 18016First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | US | Solid State Records SS 18016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Solid State Records SM 17016 / Solid State Records SM-17016First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Solid State Records SS 18016 / Solid State Records SS-18016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Italy | Solid State Records UAS 18016LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Italy | Solid State Records UAS 18016LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Japan | Solid State Records SR 3015LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | UK | Solid State Records USS 7008LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Japan | United Artists Records GP 3023 / United Artists Records SS 18016LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Solid State Records SS 18016 / United Artists Records UASS 18 016 KLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | United Artists Records SS-18016 / Solid State Records SS-18016LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Live At The Village Vanguard are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1967 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada. One of them is Solid State Records SS 18016.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SS 18016, SM 17016) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SS - 18016 - I - and SS - 18016 - 2 - x. 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.
