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Vinyl pressings

Explorations

by The Bill Evans Trio · 1961

55 pressings13 countriesPost BopModalJazz

Explorations was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Explorations

6 pressings came out in 1961, 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.

US

1961
Label and catalog number
Riverside Records RLP 351
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

RLP 12-351 A ABSide A runout

RLP-12-351 B ABSide B runout

RLP 12-351 ASide A label

RLP 12-351 BSide B label

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US

1961
Label and catalog number
Riverside Records RLP 9351
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

RLP 12-9351 A

RLP-12-9351 B

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US

1961
Label and catalog number
Riverside Records RLP 351
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Variation
Runout / matrix

RLP 12-351 A ABSide A

RLP-12-351 B ABSide B

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France

1961
Label and catalog number
Riverside Records RLP 351Riverside Records 351
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

XPARTX 49259 / M6 217234

XPARTX 49260 / M6 217235

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Netherlands

1961
Label and catalog number
Riverside Records RLP 9351
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

6 RLP 9351 1Y 1 670 1Side A runout, stamped

6 RLP 9351 2Y 1 670 114Side B runout, stamped

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Netherlands

1961
Label and catalog number
Riverside Records RLP 351
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

12 351 1L1 670 114Side A label

12 = 351 1L1 670 114Side B label

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 55 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s14 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1961FranceRiverside Records RLP 351 / Riverside Records 351First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1961NetherlandsRiverside Records RLP 9351First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1961NetherlandsRiverside Records RLP 351First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1961USRiverside Records RLP 351First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1961USRiverside Records RLP 9351First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1961USRiverside Records RLP 351First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1962JapanRiverside Records SR-7094LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1962JapanRiverside Records SR-7094LP, Album, Promo, White Label, Stereo · PromoLP, Album, Promo, White Label, Stereo · Promo
1962UKRiverside Records RLP 351 / Riverside Records RLP 12-351LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1962UKRiverside Records RLP 351 / Riverside Records 12-351LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1962USRiverside Records RLP 351LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1962USRiverside Records RLP 351LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
1966USRiverside Records RLP 351LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1966USRiverside Records RLP 9351LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1970s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1974JapanMilestone SMJ-6038 / Milestone SRS-6002LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1974JapanMilestone SMJ-6038 / Milestone SR-7094LP, Album, Reissue, White LabelLP, Album, Reissue, White Label
1974JapanMilestone SMJ-6038LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1974JapanRiverside Records SMJ-6038LP, Album, Promo · PromoLP, Album, Promo · Promo
1980s17 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1982GermanyOriginal Jazz Classics OJC-037 / Riverside Records RLP-9351LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1982GermanyOriginal Jazz Classics OJC-037 / Riverside Records RLP-9351LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1982USOriginal Jazz Classics OJC-037 / Riverside Records RLP-9351LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1982USOriginal Jazz Classics OJC-037 / Riverside Records RLP-9351LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1984BrazilRiverside Records 821 737-1LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1984JapanRiverside Records VIJ-102LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1985BrazilRiverside Records 821 737-1LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1985USSRМелодия С60 22619 002LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1985USSRМелодия C60 22619 002LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1985USSRМелодия C60 22619 002LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1985USSRМелодия С60 22619 002LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1985USSRМелодия С60 22619 002LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1987ArgentinaInterdisc cb 10070LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1987ItalyRiverside Records RLP 351 - OM 2036LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1988USSRМелодия C60 22619 002LP, Album, Reissue, RepressLP, Album, Reissue, Repress
All 17 pressings from the 1980s
1990s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1992South KoreaRiverside Records RLP 9351 / Yeh Eum Records YFJL-633LP, AlbumLP, Album
2000s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2003USRiverside Records RLP 351 / Analogue Productions AJAZ 9351LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressingLP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing
2004USAnalogue Productions AJAZ 9351 / Riverside Records RLP 935112", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered
2010s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2012EuropeWaxTime 771736LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited
2015EuropeUniversal Music Group International 0888072361362 / Riverside Records OJC-037LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2015USOriginal Jazz Classics OJC-037 / Riverside Records RLP-9351LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2015USOriginal Jazz Classics OJC-037 / Riverside Records RLP-9351LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2018EuropeJazz Images 37083LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited
2020s7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2022EuropeNot Now Music NOTLP347LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2024EuropeDOL DOL1235HLP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2024Europe20th Century Masterworks 350263LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl
2024USRiverside Records CR00825 / Craft Recordings CR00825LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, NumberedLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered
2026USRiverside Records RLP 9351 / Analogue Productions AJAZ 9351LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2026USRiverside Records RLP 9351 / Analogue Productions AJAZ 9351LP, 45 RPM, Album, Mispress, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, 45 RPM, Album, Mispress, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2026USCraft Recordings CR00825LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited
Year unknown5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?EuropeRiverside Records RLP 351LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?NetherlandsRiverside Records RLP 9351LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USRiverside Records RLP 351LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?USRiverside Records 9351 / Original Jazz Classics OJC-037LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
?USSRМелодия C60 22619 002LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Israel6:08
  2. A2Haunted Heart3:25
  3. A3Beautiful Love5:03
  4. A4Elsa5:05
  5. B1Nardis5:48
  6. B2How Deep Is The Ocean?3:30
  7. B3I Wish I Knew4:39
  8. B4Sweet And Lovely5:50

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Explorations are there?

55 vinyl pressings of Explorations are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1961 and 2026.

When was Explorations first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, France, Netherlands. One of them is Riverside Records RLP 351.

How do I tell if my copy of Explorations is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RLP 351, RLP 9351) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RLP 12-351 A AB and RLP-12-351 B AB. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Explorations on vinyl worth?

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.

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