Vinyl pressings
by The Dave Brubeck Quartet · 1954
Jazz Goes To College was first pressed on vinyl in 1954. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1954, 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.
XLP31555-1GSide A runout stamped [var. 1]
XLP31556-1FSide B runout stamped [var. 1]
XLP31555-1KSide A runout stamped [var. 2]
XLP31556-1KSide B runout stamped [var. 2]
XLP31555-1KSide A runout stamped
XLP31556-1KSide B runout stamped
x"Lp" 31555Side A center label
x"Lp" 31556Side B center label
XLP31555-1K.Side A runout, stamped
XLP31556-1K..Side B runout, stamped
x"Lp"31555Side A label
x"Lp"31556Side B label
XLP31555-1ESide A runout
XLP31556-1DSide B runout
x"Lp" 31555Side A label
x"Lp" 31556Side B label
XLP31555-1AF.Side A runout stamped
XLP31556-1AG.Side B runout stamped
x"Lp" 31555Side A center label
x"Lp" 31556Side B center label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Canada | Columbia CL 566First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1954 | US | Columbia CL 566First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1954 | US | GO MGCC15/66First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1954 | US | Columbia CL 566First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1954 | US | Columbia CL 566First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | US | Columbia CL 566First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | US | Samson CL 566First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 566LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 566LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 566LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 566LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | Australia | Philips B07686R / Philips B 07686 RLP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | UK | Philips BBL 7041 / Philips B07025LLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia CL 566LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia CL 566LP, Album, Remastered, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Remastered, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | US | Columbia CL 566LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Columbia CL 566LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | Columbia CL 566LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CS 8631LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CL 566LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CS 8631LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CL 566LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CS 8631LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CS 8631LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CL 566LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CL 566LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Japan | CBS/Sony 15AP 546LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Brazil | CBS 188.044LP, Album, Remastered | LP, Album, Remastered |
| 1989 | Europe | CBS CBS 465682 1 / CBS 465682 1LP, Album, Mono, Reissue, Remastered · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue, Remastered · Mono |
| 1989 | US | Columbia CJ 45149 / Columbia J 45149LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | Doxy DOX889LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2015 | US | Columbia CL 566 / Analog Spark CL 566LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| 2016 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1520 / Columbia CL 566LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | Russia | DOL DOL901HLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1520 / Columbia CL 566LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1520 / Columbia CL 566LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS KLP 549LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | CBS KLPS 549LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia CS 8631LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Columbia CS 8631LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Philips B 07025 LLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | Philips B 07025 LLP | LP |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips B 07025 LLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips B 07025 LLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | CBS 62331 / CBS CL 566LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips B 07025 LLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips B 07025 LLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips B 07025 LLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Norway | Philips B 07025 LLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | South Africa | Philips B 07025 L / Philips AA 07025.1 LLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Philips BBL 7447LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
60 vinyl pressings of Jazz Goes To College are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1954 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1954, in US, Canada. One of them is Columbia CL 566.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 566, MGCC15/66) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP31555-1G and XLP31556-1F. 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.
