US
1958- Label and catalog number
- Savoy Records MG-12136
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono

Vinyl pressings
by Wilbur Harden · 1958
Tanganyika Strut 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.
1 pressing came out in 1958, 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.
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 | US | Savoy Records MG-12136First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | UK | Realm RM 226 / Realm Jazz RM-226LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | France | BYG Records BYG 529140 / BYG Records 529.140LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPL-71-SYLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPL-71-SYLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Savoy Records ST-13005LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPU 33-SY / CBS/Sony SOPU-33-SYLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1975 | France | Musidisc 30 JA 5163 / Musidisc JA 5163LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Japan | Arista WAJ-50029LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Japan | Savoy Records COJY-9066LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Doxy ACV2091LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Musidisc 30 JA 5163 / Musidisc JA 5163LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Savoy-Musidisc SA 6024 / Savoy-Musidisc 30 SA 6024LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Savoy-Musidisc SA 6024 / Savoy-Musidisc 30 SA 6024LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Savoy-Musidisc SA 6024 / Savoy-Musidisc 30 SA 6024LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | BYG Records BYG 529140 / BYG Records 529.140LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Savoy Records MG-12136LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
17 vinyl pressings of Tanganyika Strut are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1958 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US. One of them is Savoy Records MG-12136.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MG-12136) 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.
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.