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Jazz At The Blackhawk

by The Dave Brubeck Quartet · 1956

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Jazz At The Blackhawk was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. 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 Jazz At The Blackhawk

3 pressings came out in 1956, 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.

US

February 1956
Label and catalog number
Fantasy 3-210
Format
LP, Album · Red
Runout / matrix

V-5998-1536-Re-1Side A runout

F-1537-D1 ✩Side B runout

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US

1956
Label and catalog number
Fantasy 3-210
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Red Translucent
Runout / matrix

V-5998-1536-Pc-1Side 1 (F-1536)

F-1537-D1 *SIde 2 (F-1537

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US

1956
Label and catalog number
Fantasy 3-210
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

F - 1536 - D1 2 ★SIDE 1

F 1537SIDE 2

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 11 vinyl pressings

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

1950s7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1956USFantasy 3-210First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono, Colored vinylLP, Album, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl
1956USFantasy 3-210First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1956USFantasy 3-210First yearLP, Album · Colored vinylLP, Album · Colored vinyl
1958UKVogue Records LAE 12094LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1958AustraliaVogue Productions LAEA 12094 / Vogue Productions LAEA-12094LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959USFantasy 3298LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono, Colored vinylLP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono, Colored vinyl
1959USFantasy 3298LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono, Colored vinylLP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono, Colored vinyl
1960s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1962USFantasy 8081LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
1962USFantasy 8081LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue · Colored vinylLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue · Colored vinyl
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1984JapanFantasy VIJ-4040LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
Year unknown1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?USFantasy 3298LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · MonoLP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono

Tracklist

  1. A1Jeepers Creepers
  2. A2On A Little Street In Singapore
  3. A3Trolley Song (Rehearsal)
  4. A4The Trolley Song
  5. A5I May Be Wrong
  6. B1Blue Moon
  7. B2My Heart Stood Still
  8. B3Let's Fall In Love

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Jazz At The Blackhawk are there?

11 vinyl pressings of Jazz At The Blackhawk are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1956 and 1984.

When was Jazz At The Blackhawk first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US. One of them is Fantasy 3-210, released February 1956.

How do I tell if my copy of Jazz At The Blackhawk is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3-210) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V-5998-1536-Re-1 and F-1537-D1 ✩. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Jazz At The Blackhawk 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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