Vinyl pressings
by The Oscar Peterson Trio · 1961
The Trio : Live From Chicago 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.
15 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 5 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.
61-VG-104 V8420-A [Block-shaped "S"]Side A runout, variant 1
61-VG-105 [Sailor's cap] V8420-BSide B runout, variant 1
61-VG-104 3 V8420-A [Block-shaped "S"]Side A runout, variant 2
61-VG-105 [Sailor's cap] 2 V8420-B [Block-shaped "S"]Side B runout, variant 2
VGS 504Side 1 Matrix
VGS 505Side 2 Matrix
V6-8420-AA side runout
V-6-8420-B T V6-8420-B1111-1*B side runout
V-8420-A 11111111-1111Side A runout
T V-8420-B 11111111-11Side B runout
V-8420 ASide A label
V-8420 BSide B label
V-8420-A 1A IIIIIIIIIIIISide A runout etched, Variant 1
V-8420-B IIIIIIIII-IISide B runout etched, Variant 1
V-8420-A BHIIIISide A runout etched, Variant 2
V-8420-B BHIISide B runout etched, Variant 2
V-8420-A BH IIIISide A - etched
V-8420-B BH IISide B - etched
VG 104Side A - label
VG 105Side B - label
V6-8420-A HTHIIASide 1 Matrix
V6-8420-B HHHSide 2 Matrix
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 | Australia | Verve Records V-8420First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Australia | Verve Records V-8420First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Canada | Verve Records V6-8420First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Canada | Verve Records V-8420First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Canada | Verve Records V-8420First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | South Africa | Verve Records MGV 8420First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | UK | His Master's Voice CLP 1578First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Verve Records V6-8420LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1961 | US | Verve Records V-8420First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Verve Records V-8420First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Verve Records V6-8420First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Verve Records V6-8420First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Verve Records V-8420First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Verve Records V6-8420First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Verve Records V6-8420First yearLP, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Misprint, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Japan | Verve Records MV-1032LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Verve Records MV 2088LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | Verve Records 2317 096LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | France | Verve Records 2304 194LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | Verve Records 23MJ 3026LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Japan | Verve Records 20MJ 0009LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | WaxTime 771934LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Verve Records 72018LP | LP |
| ? | Canada | Verve Records V6-8420LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Verve Records V6 8420(E)LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Verve Records V6-8420LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | Verve Records 2304 194LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Verve Records 823 008-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Verve Records V6-8420LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Verve Records MGV 9006LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Verve Records MGV 9006LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Verve Records MGV 9006 / Verve Records V-8420LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Verve Records V6-8420LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Verve Records V6-8420LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Verve Records V6-8420LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Verve Records V6-8420LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
39 vinyl pressings of The Trio : Live From Chicago are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1961 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Verve Records V-8420, released November 1961.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V-8420, V6-8420, CLP 1578, MGV 8420) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 61-VG-104 V8420-A [Block-shaped "S"] and 61-VG-105 [Sailor's cap] V8420-B. 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.
