Vinyl pressings
by The Dave Brubeck Quartet · 1957
Jazz Impressions Of The U.S.A. was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. 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 1957, the album's first year, in 4 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.
XLP39583-2C ☆ IIAIAAA side runout, variant 1
XLP39584-2C ☆ IAIAIIIB side runout, variant 1
XLP39583-2F ☆ IIAA side runout, variant 2
XLP39584-1B ☆B side runout, variant 2
XLP39583-2A ☆Side A stamped variant 1
XLP39583-1A ☆Side B stamped variant 1
XLP39583-2A ☆Side A stamped variant 2
XLP39584-1GSide B stamped variant 2
XLP39583-2F. ☆ 1111A H1Side A runout
XLP39584-1A. ☆ A11A1 H1Side B runout
x"Lp"39583Side A label
x"Lp"39584Side B label
XLP39583-2FSide A runout var. 1
XLP39584-1ASide B runout var. 1
XLP39583-2F. ☆ |||Side A runout var. 2
XLP39584-1G. ☆ |A|Side B runout var. 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Canada | Columbia CL 984First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | South Africa | Columbia ALD 6155First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | UK | Philips BBL 7171First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Columbia CL 984First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Columbia CL 984First yearLP, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | LP, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1957 | US | Columbia CL 984First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Columbia CL 984LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Columbia CL 984First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Australia | Coronet KLP-606LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | US | Columbia CL 984LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP 50411LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Japan | Columbia PL 5068LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Europe | Waxtime 771808LP, Mono, Limited Edition, Remastered · Mono, Limited | LP, Mono, Limited Edition, Remastered · Mono, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Columbia PL 5068LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips B 07243 LLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Philips BBL.7171LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Jazz Impressions Of The U.S.A. are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1957 and 2012.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, UK, Canada, South Africa. One of them is Columbia CL 984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 984, BBL 7171, ALD 6155) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP39583-2C ☆ IIAIAA and XLP39584-2C ☆ IAIAIII. 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.
