US
1953- Label and catalog number
- Debut Records DLP-2
- Format
- LP, 10", Album
- Runout / matrix
DLP2-A H19Side A etched runout
DLP-2B H19Side B etched runout
Vinyl pressings
by The Quintet · 1953
Jazz At Massey Hall Volume One was first pressed on vinyl in 1953. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1953, 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.
DLP2-A H19Side A etched runout
DLP-2B H19Side B etched runout
DLP 2-A
DLP 2-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | France | Swing M. 33.312First yearLP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| 1953 | France | Swing M. 33.312First yearLP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| 1953 | France | Swing M.33.312First yearLP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1953 | US | Debut Records DLP-2First yearLP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| 1954 | France | Swing M.33.312LP, 10", Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, 10", Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1954 | South Africa | Vogue Records L.D.E. 040LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1954 | Sweden | Jazz Selection J.S.L. 707LP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| 1954 | UK | Vogue Records L.D.E. 040 / Vogue Records LDE.040LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Vogue Records L.D.E. 040 / Vogue Records LDE.040LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| ? | UK | Vogue Records L.D.E. 040 / Vogue Records LDE.040LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
10 vinyl pressings of Jazz At Massey Hall Volume One are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1953 and 1954.
The earliest pressings are from 1953, in US, France. One of them is Debut Records DLP-2.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DLP-2, M. 33.312, M.33.312) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DLP2-A H19 and DLP-2B H19. 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.