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Wardell GrayMemorial Volume One

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Memorial Volume One

by Wardell Gray · 1957

13 pressings4 countriesBopJazz

Memorial Volume One was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. 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 Memorial Volume One

2 pressings came out in 1957, 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.

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 13 vinyl pressings

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

1950s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1955USPrestige PRLP 7008LP, Album, Remastered, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Remastered, Mono · Mono
1955USPrestige PRLP 7008LP, Album, Remastered, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Remastered, Mono · Mono
1957FranceBarclay 84.045First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1957UKEsquire 32-016First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1958USPrestige PRLP 7008LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono
1960s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1965UKStateside SL 10144LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965USPrestige PR 7343LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1968UKTransatlantic Records PR 7344LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
1970s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1972JapanPrestige PJ-2-7008LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Promo, Mono
1972JapanPrestige PJ-2-7008LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono
1979JapanPrestige SMJ-6601(M) / Prestige PG-6107LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono
1980s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1983USOriginal Jazz Classics OJC-050 / Prestige P-7008LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1984JapanPrestige VIJ-249 / Prestige P-7008LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. A1Twisted
  2. A2Easy Living
  3. A3Southside
  4. A4Sweet Lorraine
  5. A5Blue Gray
  6. A6Grayhound
  7. B1So Long Broadway
  8. B2Paul's Cause
  9. B3The Man I Love
  10. B4Lavonne
  11. B5A Sinner Kissed An Angel
  12. B6Treadin'

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Memorial Volume One are there?

13 vinyl pressings of Memorial Volume One are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1955 and 1984.

When was Memorial Volume One first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1957, in UK, France. One of them is Esquire 32-016.

How do I tell if my copy of Memorial Volume One is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 32-016, 84.045) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Memorial Volume One 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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