Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1965
The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 3 was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 5 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.
A 9101-A- [stamped] VAN GELDER [etched sideways w/letters facing the grooves] LWSide A Runout
[backwards letters etched] B-1019 A [eched and semi scratched out regular letters] API [etched] A-101-B [etched sideways w/letters facing the grooves] LW [stamped] VAN GELDERSide B Runout
A 9101-A- [VAN GELDER] {LW}Side A runout etched {sideways w/letters facing the grooves} [stamped]
(B-1019 A) API A-101-B {LW} [VAN GELDER]Side B runout etched (backwards) {sideways w/letters facing the grooves} [stamped]
AS9101・A・ AS6101.A 00A-1 LW VAN GELDERSide A Deadwax
AS9101・B・ AS-6101-B LW VAN GELDERSide B Deadwax
AS-90101-ASide A
AS-90101-BSide B
AS-9101-A LW I VAN GELDER 1ASide A runout
AS-9101-B LW VAN GELDER 1ASide B runout
AS 9101 ASide A label
AS 9101 BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Canada | Impulse! AS-9101 / Impulse! A-9101First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1965 | Israel | Impulse! BAN 19089First yearLP | LP |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Impulse! HAS 9101First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | His Master's Voice CLP 1931First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Impulse! A-9101First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Impulse! AS-9101First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | Spain | Impulse! A-9101LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | Spain | Impulse! A-9101LP | LP |
| 1968 | US | Impulse! A-9101 / Impulse! AS 9101LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Impulse! A-9101 / Impulse! AS 9101LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Impulse! A-9101 / Impulse! AS 9101LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Impulse! YC-8503-AI / ABC Impulse! YC-8503-AILP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Impulse! YC-8503-AI / ABC Impulse! YC-8503-AILP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Impulse! A-9101 / Impulse! AS 9101LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 3 are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1965 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Canada, Israel and more. One of them is Impulse! A-9101.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use A-9101, AS-9101, CLP 1931, BAN 19089) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A 9101-A- [stamped] VAN GELDER [etched sideways w/letters facing the grooves] LW and [backwards letters etched] B-1019 A [eched and semi scratched out regular letters] API [etched] A-101-B [etched sideways w/letters facing the grooves] LW [stamped] VAN GELDER. 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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