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New Orleans Jazz

by Various Artists · 1940

19 pressings9 countriesJazz

New Orleans Jazz was first pressed on vinyl in 1940. 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 New Orleans Jazz

2 pressings came out in 1940, 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.

US

1940
Label and catalog number
Decca 144
Format
Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album
Runout / matrix

67818Side A label

67817Side B label

67820Side C label

67819Side D label

Full details of this pressing

Canada

1940
Label and catalog number
Decca 144
Format
Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album
Runout / matrix

18091A 67820ASide C runout

18091B 67819ASide D runout

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 19 vinyl pressings

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

1940s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1940CanadaDecca 144First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, AlbumShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album
1940USDecca 144First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, AlbumShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album
1947USDecca A-425Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, CompilationShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Compilation
1950s9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1956ArgentinaDecca LTM 9248LP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
1956CanadaDecca DL 8283LP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
1956ColombiaDecca DL 8283LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono
1956ItalyDecca DL 8283 / Fonit DL 8283LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1956JapanDecca JDL 5064LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
1956JapanDecca AL-12059 / Decca AL12059LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1956JapanDecca JDL 5064LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing
1956USDecca DL 8283LP, Album, Compilation, ReissueLP, Album, Compilation, Reissue
1959SpainColumbia CCLP 34035LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
Year unknown7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaFestival Records FL-30.862LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?UKBrunswick LAT 8146LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
?UKBrunswick LAT 8146LP, Single Sided, CompilationLP, Single Sided, Compilation
?UKBrunswick LAT 8146LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
?USDecca DL 8283LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
?USDecca 144Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, RepressShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Repress
?USDecca 144Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, RepressShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Repress

Tracklist

  1. A2:19 Blues
  2. BPerdido Street Blues
  3. CCoal Cart Blues
  4. DDown In Honky Tonk Town
  5. ECanal Street Blues
  6. FDown In Jungle Town
  7. GKing Porter Stomp
  8. HShim-Me-Sha-Wabble
  9. IRed Onion Blues
  10. JGravier Street Blues
  11. KKeystone Blues
  12. LNew Orleans Hop Scop Blues

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of New Orleans Jazz are there?

19 vinyl pressings of New Orleans Jazz are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1940 and 1959.

When was New Orleans Jazz first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1940, in US, Canada. One of them is Decca 144.

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

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 144) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 67818 and 67817. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is New Orleans Jazz 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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