Vinyl pressings
by Yusef Lateef · 1959
Other Sounds was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. 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 1959, 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.
NJLP-8218 · A-1 RVGSide A runout etched/stamped
NJLP · 8218 · B-1 RVGSide B runout etched/stamped
NJLP 8218 ASide A label
NJLP 8218 BSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | US | New Jazz NJLP 8218First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | US | New Jazz NJLP 8218LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Prestige NJLP 8218LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | US | Prestige PR 7653 / Prestige PRST 7653LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Prestige PR 7653 / Prestige PRT-7653LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-399 / New Jazz NJ-8218LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | US | New Jazz 8218LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Naked Lunch ND031LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | New Jazz 8218LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Prestige PR 7653 / Prestige P-7653LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| ? | US | New Jazz NJLP 8218LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | New Jazz NJLP 8218LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | New Jazz 8218LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Other Sounds are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1959 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US. One of them is New Jazz NJLP 8218, released December 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NJLP 8218) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NJLP-8218 · A-1 RVG and NJLP · 8218 · B-1 RVG. 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.
