US
January 9, 1964- Label and catalog number
- Impulse! A-56
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
- Runout / matrix
A-56·A· LW VAN GELDERSide A runout
A-56·B· LW VAN GELDERSide B runout

Vinyl pressings
by Yusef Lateef · 1964
Jazz 'Round The World was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 4 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-56·A· LW VAN GELDERSide A runout
A-56·B· LW VAN GELDERSide B runout
AS-56·A· LW VAN GELDER STEREOSide A runout
AS·56·B LW VAN GELDER STEREOSide B runout
A-56·A· LW VAN GELDERSide A runout
A-56·B· LW VAN GELDERSide B runout
A-56·A LW VAN GELDERSide A runout, etched; (VAN GELDER) stamped
A-56·B LW VAN GELDERSide A runout, etched; (VAN GELDER) stamped
A-56·A· LW VAN GELDER
A-56·B· LW VAN GELDER
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Canada | Impulse! A-56First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | Impulse! A 56 SFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | France | Impulse! IMP 56 / Vega IMP 56First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1964 | Germany | Impulse! A-56First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Impulse! A-56First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1964 | US | Impulse! A-56First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Impulse! A-56First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Impulse! AS-56First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Impulse! AS-56 / ABC Records AS-56LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Impulse! AS-56 / ABC Records AS-56LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Impulse! AS-56 / ABC Records AS-56LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | USA & Europe | Impulse! AS-56 / Verve Label Group 602488226219LP, Album, Club Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Numbered, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Numbered, Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Philips A-56LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| ? | Germany | Impulse! A-56LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Impulse! A-56 / Impulse! AS-56LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Philips A-56LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Impulse! AS-56 / ABC Impulse! AS-56LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Impulse! AS-56 / Impulse! A-56LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Jazz 'Round The World are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1964 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, Canada, France, Germany. One of them is Impulse! A-56, released January 9, 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use A-56, AS-56, A 56 S, IMP 56) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A-56·A· LW VAN GELDER and A-56·B· LW 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.