Vinyl pressings
by The Modern Jazz Quartet · 1961
The Modern Jazz Quartet & Orchestra was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. 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 1961, 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.
ST-A-60251-ARunout A, etched
ST-A-60252-ARunout B, etched
ST-A-60251-B LWVariation runout side A etched
ST-A-60252-B LWVariation runout side B etched
(11699)Side A Label
(11700)Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Argentina | Atlantic 1359 / Atlantic SD 1359First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Brazil | ATCO Records LPAT-5012 / Atlantic LPAT-5012First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | France | Atlantic 332 039 / Atlantic XCPI 332 039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1961 | US | Atlantic 1359LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Atlantic 1359 / Atlantic SD 1359First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Atlantic 1359First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Atlantic 1359LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Atlantic 1359LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Spain | Belter 12.053LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | US | Atlantic 1359LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Atlantic 1359 / Atlantic SD 1359LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | London Atlantic HAA 7665LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic AT. 1359LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Atlantic 1359LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | Atlantic 1359LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | Atlantic SMJ-7004LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1359LP, Stereo, Repress | LP, Stereo, Repress |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD-1359 / Atlantic 1359LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD-1359LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of The Modern Jazz Quartet & Orchestra are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1961 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, Argentina, Brazil, France. One of them is Atlantic 1359.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1359, LPAT-5012, 332 039) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-60251-A and ST-A-60252-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.
