US
1961- Label and catalog number
- Crown Records CLP 5288
- Format
- LP, Compilation, Mono
- Runout / matrix
CLP-5288-1Side A runout
CLP-5288-2Side B runout
Vinyl pressings
by The Dave Brubeck Quartet · 1961
Dave Brubeck Quartet, Paul Desmond Quartet, Cal… 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.
2 pressings came out in 1961, 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.
CLP-5288-1Side A runout
CLP-5288-2Side B runout
CST-288-1Side A etched
CST-288-2 R1Side B etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | US | Crown Records CLP 5288First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Crown Records CST 288First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Crown Records CST 288 / Crown Records 288LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Crown Records CLP 5406LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | France | Ember Records CJS 814LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Ember Records CJS 814LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1966 | UK | Ember Records CJS 814LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Mexico | Cisne cic-1196LP | LP |
| ? | Mexico | Cisne CIC-1196LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Crown Records CST 406 / Crown Records 406LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Dave Brubeck Quartet, Paul Desmond Quartet, Cal… are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1961 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US. One of them is Crown Records CLP 5288.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CLP 5288, CST 288) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CLP-5288-1 and CLP-5288-2. 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.