Vinyl pressings
by The Herbie Mann Afro-Jazz Sextet + Four Trumpets · 1960
The Common Ground was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1960, 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.
11731-C AT... MEtched, Side A runout
11732-B AT 1.Etched, Side B runout
[round topped dagger symbol]Machine-stamped, Side A runout
[round top above rectangle symbol]Machine-stamped, Side B runout
ST-A-60281-A AVCORunout, side 1, etched
ST-A-60282-A AVCORunout, side 2, etched
ST-A-60281Matrix on label, side 1
ST-A-60282Matrix on label, side 2
ST-A-60281-A AVCORunout, side 1, etched
ST-A-60282-A AVCORunout, side 2, etched
A11731A ATSide A runout, etched
11732-B ATSide B runout, etched
11731Side A label
11732Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Italy | Atlantic 1343First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Atlantic 1343First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Atlantic SD 1343 / Atlantic SD-1343First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Atlantic SD 1343 / Atlantic SD-1343First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Atlantic 1343First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Japan | Atlantic SMJ-7284LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Spain | Belter 12.074 / Atlantic 12.074LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | Atlantic SD 1343 / Atlantic SD-1343LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1343LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1343LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1343LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of The Common Ground are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1960 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, Italy. One of them is Atlantic 1343.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1343, SD 1343) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 11731-C AT... M and 11732-B AT 1.. 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.
