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Jazz Volume 3: New Orleans

by Various Artists · 1950

10 pressings1 countryBig BandDixielandJazz

Jazz Volume 3: New Orleans was first pressed on vinyl in 1950. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Jazz Volume 3: New Orleans

1 pressing came out in 1950, the album's first year. 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.

US

1950
Label and catalog number
Folkways Records FP 57
Format
LP, Album, Compilation
Runout / matrix

FP 57 A Y PB 3E15Stamped, side A

FP 57 B-1 3TEtched, side B

[Plastylite logo]Stamped, both sides

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 10 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1950USFolkways Records FP 57First yearLP, Album, CompilationLP, Album, Compilation
1951USFolkways Records FP 57LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono
1951USFolkways Records FP 57LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono
1958USFolkways Records FP 57LP, Compilation, RepressLP, Compilation, Repress
1960s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1961USFolkways Records FJ 2803LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
1961USFolkways Records FJ 2803LP, Album, Compilation, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono
Year unknown4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?USFolkways Records FJ 2803LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?USFolkways Records FJ 2803LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
?USFolkways Records FJ 2803LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?USFolkways Records FJ 2803LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. Ingredients
  2. A1Perdido Street Blues
  3. A2Didn't He Ramble
  4. A3Bottle It Up And Go
  5. A4Snake Rag
  6. A5New Orleans Blues (Joys)
  7. A6Down By The River
  8. A7Keyhole Blues
  9. Repertoire
  10. B1Dippermouth Blues
  11. B2High Society
  12. B3Milneburg Joys
  13. B4Tiger Rag
  14. Performances
  15. B5Cake Walking Babies (From Home)
  16. B6Heah Me Talkin' To Ya
  17. B7Mournful Serenade

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Jazz Volume 3: New Orleans are there?

10 vinyl pressings of Jazz Volume 3: New Orleans are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1950 and 1961.

When was Jazz Volume 3: New Orleans first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1950, in US. One of them is Folkways Records FP 57.

How do I tell if my copy of Jazz Volume 3: New Orleans is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FP 57) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FP 57 A Y PB 3E15 and FP 57 B-1 3T. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Jazz Volume 3: New Orleans on vinyl worth?

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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