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The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 2

by Various Artists · 1964

19 pressings9 countriesBopHard BopBig BandPost Bop

The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 2 was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. 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 The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 2

5 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 3 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

1964
Label and catalog number
Impulse! A-100
Format
LP, Compilation, Mono
Runout / matrix

A·100·A LW VAN GELDERSIde A runout, etched: (VAN GELDER) stamped

A·100·B LW VAN GELDERSIde B runout, etched: (VAN GELDER) stamped

Full details of this pressing

US

1964
Label and catalog number
Impulse! A- 100
Format
LP, Compilation, Promo, Mono
Runout / matrix

A-100 A LW VAN GELDERSide A

A-100 B LW VAN GELDERSide B

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.

1960s11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1964CanadaSparton Impulse! Records A- 100First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
1964FranceImpulse! A-100LP, Compilation, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressingLP, Compilation, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing
1964IsraelImpulse! BAN-19088First yearLP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1964USImpulse! A-100First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
1964USImpulse! AS- 100First yearLP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1964USImpulse! A- 100First yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1965JapanImpulse! SH 3052LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1965NetherlandsImpulse! IP10LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1965SpainImpulse! A-100 / Hispavox A-100LP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
1965SpainImpulse! A-100 / Impulse! AS-100LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1965UKHis Master's Voice CLP 1889LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1970s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970GermanyStateside 1C 052-91752LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
1972USImpulse! AS-9100 / ABC Records AS-9100LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
1972USImpulse! AS-100 / ABC Records AS-100LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
1977JapanImpulse! YC-8502-AI / ABC Impulse! YC-8502-AILP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
1977JapanImpulse! YC-8502-AI / ABC Impulse! YC-8502-AILP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · PromoLP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo
1978FranceImpulse! AS 100 / ABC Impulse! AS 100LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?NetherlandsImpulse! A- 100LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
?USImpulse! AS-100 / ABC Impulse! AS-100LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. A1Without A Song6:20
  2. A2The Blues Ain't Nothin' But Some Pain4:30
  3. A3Moon Over My Annie5:26
  4. A4Night Lights2:46
  5. A5Gloria3:04
  6. B1Dear Old Stockholm10:35
  7. B2You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To4:50
  8. B3Blues Company3:35
  9. B4Anything I Do3:05

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 2 are there?

19 vinyl pressings of The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 2 are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1964 and 1978.

When was The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 2 first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, Canada, Israel. One of them is Impulse! A-100.

How do I tell if my copy of The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 2 is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use A-100, AS- 100, A- 100, BAN-19088) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A·100·A LW VAN GELDER and A·100·B LW VAN GELDER. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 2 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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