Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1958
The Sound Of Jazz was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1958, 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.
XLP42610-1GSide A runout, variant 1
XLP42611-1ESide B runout, variant 1
XLP42610-1F ._. IIASide A runout, variant 2
XLP42611-1E ._. IAAIAIAASide B runout, variant 2
XXLP42610-1AA T AIIIIIISide A runout, variant 1
XLP42611-1AD - DIIIIIISide B runout, variant 1
XLP42610-1AD T DISide A runout, variant 2
XLP42611-1AD - DIIIIIIIISide B runout, variant 2
XXLP42610-1AA TA11111Side A runout
XLP42611-1E T 1A11A1Side B runout
x"Lp" 42610Side A label
x"Lp" 42611Side B label
XSM43081-1AF CISide A stamped, I etched
XSM44091-1AF 7DIIIIIIIIISide A stamped, "IIIIIIIII" etched
XLP42610-1H 1HSide A runout stamped (variant 1)
XLP42611-1AA IIHSide B runout stamped (variant 1)
XXLP42610-1AA (stamped) IIII (etched)Side A runout (variant 2)
XLP42610-1AD (stamped) IIII (etched)Side B runout (variant 2)
XSM43081-1GA side runout, variant 1
XSM44091-1L 1AB side runout, variant 1
XSM43081-1D VI HA side runout, variant 2
XSM44091-1C IIHB side runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Australia | Avan-Guard VSLP657First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | Australia | Coronet KLP-657 / Coronet KLP 657First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | Canada | Columbia CL 1098First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Canada | Columbia CL 1098First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Canada | Columbia CS 8040First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | Japan | Columbia YL 101First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | UK | Fontana TFL 5025First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1958 | UK | Fontana TFL 5025 / Fontana TFL.5025First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CS 8040First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CS 8040First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CL 1098First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CL 1098First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CS 8040First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CS 8040First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CL 1098First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP-50342 / CBS/Sony SONP 50342LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Spain | Columbia Special Products JCS 8040LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | Sweden | Columbia JCS 8040 / CBS Special Products JCS 8040LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Columbia Special Products JCS 8040LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | US | Columbia Special Products JCL 1098LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | US | Columbia Special Products JCS 8040LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Japan | CBS/Sony 15AP 551LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | France | CBS 57036LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 57036LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 57036 / CBS 8040LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1989 | Europe | CBS CBS 465683 1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1989 | US | Columbia CJ 45234LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | UK | Columbia CL 1098LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2014 | Germany | Columbia Records CL 1098LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2016 | US | Analogue Productions AAPJ 111-4512", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2016 | US | Analogue Productions AAPJ 111-88985339301LP, Album, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2017 | US | Analogue Productions APJ 111 / Columbia CS 8040LP, Album, Remastered, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Remastered, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Analogue Productions AAPJ 111-4512", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2020 | US | Analogue Productions APJ 111 / Columbia CS 8040LP, Album, Remastered, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Remastered, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Discos CBS 225.149LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Discos CBS 188.052/1-466461LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 8040LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Special Products JCS 8040LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
40 vinyl pressings of The Sound Of Jazz are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1958 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia CL 1098, released February 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 1098, CS 8040, TFL 5025, VSLP657) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP42610-1G and XLP42611-1E. 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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