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The Jazz Scene

by Various Artists · 1949

12 pressings5 countriesBopSwingBig BandAfro-Cuban Jazz

The Jazz Scene was first pressed on vinyl in 1949. 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 Jazz Scene

1 pressing came out in 1949, 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

December 1949
Label and catalog number
Mercury
Format
12", 78 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered
Runout / matrix

2077-1-x SSide A runout

2078-5xSide B runout

2071-5Side C runout

2072-6Side 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 12 vinyl pressings

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

1940s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1949USMercuryFirst year12", 78 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered12", 78 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered
1950s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1953FranceBlue Star GLP 3506 / Blue Star GLP 3507LP, 10", Album, Box SetLP, 10", Album, Box Set
1953USClef RecordsLP, 10", Album, Box SetLP, 10", Album, Box Set
1953USClef Records EP ALBUM #17", 45 RPM, Album7", 45 RPM, Album
1955USClef Records MG C-674LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1957USAmerican Recording Society G 419LP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
1958USVerve Records MG V-8060LP, Album, Reissue, RepressLP, Album, Reissue, Repress
Year unknown5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?ScandinaviaKarusellLP, 10", Album, ReissueLP, 10", Album, Reissue
?UKColumbia 33C 9008LP, 10"LP, 10"
?UKColumbia 33C 900710", Album10", Album
?USClef Records MG C-67410", 33 ⅓ RPM10", 33 ⅓ RPM
?USA & CanadaVerve Records MG V-8060LP, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Repress, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. ASono
  2. BFrustration
  3. CRepetition
  4. DRhumbacito
  5. EI Want To Be Happy
  6. FPicasso
  7. GIntrospection
  8. HThe Bloos
  9. IThe Bird
  10. JSophisticated Lady
  11. KTangá
  12. LCherokee

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of The Jazz Scene are there?

12 vinyl pressings of The Jazz Scene are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1949 and 1958.

When was The Jazz Scene first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1949, in US. One of them is Mercury, released December 1949.

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

Check the catalog number on the label and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2077-1-x S and 2078-5x. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is The Jazz Scene 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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