Vinyl pressings
by The George Shearing Quintet · 1963
Jazz Concert was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 6 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.
T1-1992-G2Variant 1, runout side 1, stamped
T2-1992-T2Variant 1, runout side 2, stamped
T1 - 1992 - G2#2 [IAM in triangle]Variant 2, runout side I, stamped, #2 etched
T2 - 1992 - F1 [IAM in triangle]Variant 2, runout side 2, stamped
ST1-1992-A1 [IAM in triangle] &Side A runout, variant 1
ST2-1992-W5 [IAM in triangle] &Side B runout, variant 1
ST1-1992-B2#22 [IAM in triangle] &Side A runout, variant 2
ST201992-W5 [IAM in triangle] &Side B runout, variant 2
T-1-1992-F3 C
T-2-1992-64 C
ST1-1992-B-6 C ☆Side A runout, etched; variant 1
ST2-1992-B-6 C ☆Side B runout, etched; variant 1
ST-1-1992-A3 C ☆Side A runout, etched; variant 2
ST-2-1992-A-5 C ☆Side B runout, etched; variant 2
ST1 1992-A9 ASide A (stamped)
ST2 1992-A7 RSide B (stamped)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | Capitol Records T-1992First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | Capitol Records T-1992, T1992First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 1992 / Capitol Records ST-1992First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | India | Capitol Records T 1992 / Capitol Records T 1992First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Capitol Records T 1992First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Capitol Records T1992First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Capitol Records ST 1992First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records ST-1992 / Capitol Records ST 1992First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records T-1992First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records ST 1992 / Capitol Records ST-1992First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records T-1992 / Capitol Records T 1992First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | UK | Capitol Records EMS 1157 / Capitol Records 26 1006 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records 83 633 / Capitol Records STK 83633LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Capitol Records CP-7079 / Capitol Records ST-1992LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Japan | Capitol Records CP-7079LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| ? | South Africa | Capitol Records T 1992LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Jazz Concert are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1963 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Capitol Records T-1992, released November 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T-1992, ST-1992, ST 1992, T1992) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1-1992-G2 and T2-1992-T2. 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.
