Vinyl pressings
by The Pete Jolly Trio · 1963
Little Bird 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.
14 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
A 22 Side I 4 P I 83 CHO (sideways) ↾ ⇃Runout side A etched
A 22 Side 2 4 P I 84 RE - I CHO (sideways) ↾ ⇃Runout side B etched
HP-183Print label A
HP-184Print label B
A 22 Side I 4 P 183 CHO (sideways) ↾ ⇃Runout side A etched
A22 Side 2 HP 184 RE-I CHO (sideways) ↾ ⇃Runout side B etched
[Block-shaped "S"] A 22 Side I 4 P 183 CHO ↾ ⇃Runout side A
[Block-shaped "S"] A22 Side 2 HP 184 RE-I CHO ↾ ⇃Runout side B
HP-183Label side A
HP-184Label side B
AS-22 Side-1 HPS-125 CHO (sideways) ↾ ⇃Runout side A etched
AS-22 Side-2 HPS-126 CHO (sideways) ↾ ⇃Runout side B etched
AS-22 Side-1 HPS-185 CHO 1 (sideways) ↾ ⇃Side A Runout
AS-22 Side-2 HPS-186 CHO 1 (sideways) ↾ ⇃Side B Runout
HPS-185Side A Label
HPS-186Side B Label
AS-22 Side I HPS-185Runout side A etched
AS-22 Side 2 HPS-186Runout side B etched
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 & New Zealand | Äva Records A-22 / Choreo Records A.22First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | Äva Records A-22 / MGM Records A-22 (C)First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Japan | Äva Records AS -22First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1963 | US | Äva Records A-22 / Äva Records A 22First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Äva Records AS -22First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Äva Records A/22First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Äva Records AS-22 / Äva Records AS/22First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Äva Records AS 22 / Äva Records AS-22First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Äva Records AS -22First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Äva Records A-22 / Äva Records A 22First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Äva Records AS -22First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Äva Records A-22 / Äva Records A 22First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | MGM Records MGM-C948First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Japan | MGM Records YS-5118 / Äva Records YS 5118First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | US | Äva Records AS-22 / V.S.O.P. Records V.S.O.P. #63LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Äva Records TFJL-38004 / Äva Records A 22LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
16 vinyl pressings of Little Bird are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1963 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Japan, Australia & New Zealand and more. One of them is Äva Records A-22.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use A-22, AS -22, A/22, AS-22) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A 22 Side I 4 P I 83 CHO (sideways) ↾ ⇃ and A 22 Side 2 4 P I 84 RE - I CHO (sideways) ↾ ⇃. 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.
