Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1955
$64,000 Jazz was first pressed on vinyl in 1955. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1955, 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.
XLP36923-1HSide 1 runout (variant 1)
XLP36924-1ABSide 2 runout (variant 1)
XLP36923-1AESide 1 runout (variant 2)
XLP36924-1ABSide 2 runout (variant 2)
XLP36923-1E HISide A runout, stamped
XLP36924-1B HISide B runout, stamped
XLP 36923Side A label
XLP 36924Side B label
XLP36923-1E HISide A runout, stamped
XLP36924-1B HISide B runout, stamped
XLP 36923Side A label
XLP 36924Side B label
XLP36923-1C HISide A runout, stamped
XLP36924-1B HISide B runout, stamped
X”LP” 36923Side A label
X”LP” 36924Side B label
XLP36923-1H IIAISide A runout, stamped [IIAI etched]
XLP36924-1B ISide B runout, stamped [I etched]
x”Lp” 36923Side A label
x”Lp” 36924Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Canada | Columbia CL 777First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | Canada | Columbia CL 777First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 777First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 777First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 777First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 777First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 777First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 777First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | South Africa | CBS ALD 6033 / Columbia CL 777LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1956 | US | Columbia CL 777LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CL 777LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Coronet KLP 500LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Brazil | Columbia LPCB-31100 / Columbia LPCB 31100LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Columbia CL 777LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
14 vinyl pressings of $64,000 Jazz are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1955 and 1958.
The earliest pressings are from 1955, in US, Canada. One of them is Columbia CL 777.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 777) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP36923-1H and XLP36924-1AB. 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.
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