Vinyl pressings
by The Modern Jazz Quartet · 1956
Fontessa 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.
16 pressings came out in 1956, the album's first year, in 8 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.
11353B [Block-shaped T] AT3 HRunout side A, variant 1
11354C [Sailor's Cap] AT2 ARunout side B, variant 1
11353B [Block-shaped T] AT1 ARunout side A, variant 2
11354C [Sailor's Cap] ⇧ AT1 ERunout side B, variant 2
11353B [upside down block T (stamped)] AT3 HRunout etching side A, variant 1
11354C [sailor's cap logo (stamped)] AT2 ARunout etching side B, variant 1
11353B [upside down block T (stamped)] AT1 BRunout etching side A, variant 2
11354C [sailor's cap logo (stamped)] AT3 GRunout etching side B, variant 2
11353B [Sailor's cap stamp] AT3 ESide A runout, variant 1
11354C [Sailor's cap stamp] ⇧ AT GSide B runout, variant 1
11353B [Sailor's cap stamp] AT ASide A runout, variant 2
11354C [Sailor's cap stamp] ⇧ AT1 DSide B runout, variant 2
11353B AT GSide A runout
11354C AT DSide B runout
11353Side A label
11354Side B label
AML-366-1B 21 CASide 1 runout
AML-367-1B 21 CASide 2 runout
AML366Side 1 label
AML367Side 2 label
CA 11353B [sailor's cap] AT3Runout etching side A
CA 11354C [sailor's cap] AT3Runout etching side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Australia | London Records LTZ-KA L5022 / London Records LTZ-KA 15022First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Canada | Atlantic AT1231First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Canada | Atlantic AT1231First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Denmark | Atlantic ATLANTIC 1231 / Atlantic 1231First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Denmark | Atlantic ATLANTIC 1231First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1956 | France | Versailles MEDX 12003First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | France | Versailles MEDX 12003First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Italy | Music LPM 2000First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Italy | Music LPM 2000First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Italy | Atlantic 1231First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Japan | London Records LLC 1002First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Netherlands | London Records LTZ-K15022 / London American Recordings LTZ-K15022First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Atlantic 1231First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Atlantic 1231First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Atlantic 1231First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | France | Atlantic 332.026LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | France | Atlantic 332.026LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1960 | US | Atlantic 1231LP, Album, Mono, Repress · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Repress · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Atlantic 1231LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Atlantic 1231LP, Album, Mono, Repress · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Repress · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Atlantic 1231LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Spain | Belter 12055LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Atlantic SD 1231LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Italy | Atlantic ATL LP 09009 / Atlantic ATLANTIC 1231LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Germany | Atlantic AS 128 019LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Italy | Atlantic K 40114LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | Japan | Atlantic P-6069A / Atlantic SD-1231LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | Atlantic P-6069A / Atlantic SD-1231LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Atlantic P-7517ALP, Album, Promo, Repress, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Repress, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Atlantic 1231 / Atlantic SD 1231LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Atlantic P-7517ALP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Spain | WaxTime 771812LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2017 | Germany | Atlantic 1231 / Speakers Corner Records 1231LP, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 2017 | Germany | Atlantic 1231LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| 2019 | Europe | Ermitage VNL 12231 LPLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2019 | Japan | Atlantic WPJR-10050LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Italy | Ermitage VNL 22696LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Atlantic 1231LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Argentina | Atlantic 1231LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Denmark | Atlantic 1231LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Denmark | Atlantic 1231LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | Atlantic 332.026LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic 1231LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | Atlantic ATL-5036LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | Atlantic MJ-7071LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | Atlantic P-7517A / Atlantic SD-1231LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | London Records LTM 15022 / London Records LTZM 15022LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | London Records LTZ-K15022 / London Atlantic LTZ-K 15022LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | London Records LTZ-K15022 / London Records LTZ-K.15022LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Atlantic 1231 / Atlantic SD 1231LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic 1231 / Atlantic SD 1231LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic 1231 / Atlantic SD 1231LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
63 vinyl pressings of Fontessa are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1956 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, Australia, Canada, Denmark and more. One of them is Atlantic 1231, released April 1956.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1231, LTZ-KA L5022, AT1231, ATLANTIC 1231) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 11353B [Block-shaped T] AT3 H and 11354C [Sailor's Cap] AT2 A. 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.
