Vinyl pressings
by Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band · 1974
Kogun was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. 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 1974, 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.
〄Ⓑ RCA 6246AⓈ 121Runout, side A, stamped
RCA 6246B 121Runout, side B, stamped
(RCA-6246-A)② (JPL1-0236)Label, side A
(RCA-6246-B)3(in circle) (JPL1-0236)Label, side B
〄Ⓑ RCA 6246AⓈ D(in circle) 121 ++++ F / J EBRunout, Side A, stamped
RCA 6246B 121 +++Runout, side B, stamped
(RCA-6246-A)② (JPL1-0236)Label, side A
(RCA-6246-B)3(in circle) (JPL1-0236)Label, Side B
〄Ⓑ RCA 6246AⓈ 121Runout, side A, stamped
RCA 6246B 121Runout, side B, stamped
(RCA-6246-A)② (JPL1-0236)Label, side A
(RCA-6246-B)② (JPL1-0236)Label, side B
JPL1 0236 ASide A
JPL1 0236 BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | France | RCA Victor JPL1 0236First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | RCA RCA-6246First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | RCA RCA-6246First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | RCA RCA-6246First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Japan | RCA RCA-6246 / RCA (JPL1-0236)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | RCA R4P-5076LP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1978 | US | RCA Victor AFL1-3019LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Japan | Baystate RJL-3021LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Japan | RCA SIJP1124 / RCA SIJP 1124LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor AFL1-3019LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor AFL1-3019LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Kogun are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1974 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in Japan, France. One of them is RCA RCA-6246, released August 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RCA-6246, JPL1 0236) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 〄Ⓑ RCA 6246AⓈ 121 and RCA 6246B 121. 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.
