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Various ArtistsJazz Volume 5: Chicago No. 1

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Jazz Volume 5: Chicago No. 1

by Various Artists · 1952

11 pressings1 countryJazz

Jazz Volume 5: Chicago No. 1 was first pressed on vinyl in 1952. 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 5: Chicago No. 1

2 pressings came out in 1952, 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.

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

All 11 vinyl pressings

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

1950s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1952USFolkways Records FP 63First yearLP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1952USFolkways Records FP 63First yearLP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1958USFolkways Records FJ 2805LP, Album, Compilation, Misprint, ReissueLP, Album, Compilation, Misprint, Reissue
1958USFolkways Records FJ 2805LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
1960s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1961USFolkways Records FP 63LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono
Year unknown6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?USFolkways Records FJ 2805LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
?USFolkways Records FJ 2805LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
?USFolkways Records FJ 2805LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
?USFolkways Records FJ 2805LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
?USFolkways Records FJ 2805LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
?USFolkways Records FJ 2805LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. A1Big Fat Ham
  2. A2Play That Thing
  3. A3Southern Stomps
  4. A4I Can't Say
  5. A5Messin' Around
  6. A6Stockyards Strut
  7. A7Big Butter And Egg Man From The West
  8. B1Stomp Off, Let's Go!
  9. B2Sugarfoot Stomp (Dippermouth Blues)
  10. B3Black Bottom Stomp
  11. B4Come On And Stomp, Stomp, Stomp
  12. B5Four Or Five Times
  13. B6Parkway Stomp
  14. B7Bucktown Stomp

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Jazz Volume 5: Chicago No. 1 are there?

11 vinyl pressings of Jazz Volume 5: Chicago No. 1 are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1952 and 1961.

When was Jazz Volume 5: Chicago No. 1 first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1952, in US. One of them is Folkways Records FP 63.

How do I tell if my copy of Jazz Volume 5: Chicago No. 1 is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FP 63) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Jazz Volume 5: Chicago No. 1 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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