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Zoot SimsJazz Alive! A Night At The Half Note

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Jazz Alive! A Night At The Half Note

by Zoot Sims · 1959

12 pressings4 countriesBopJazz

Jazz Alive! A Night At The Half Note 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Jazz Alive! A Night At The Half Note

4 pressings came out in 1959, 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.

US

1959
Label and catalog number
United Artists Records UAL 4040
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

U9M -1189 (OSS-6-25-59) PSide A runout

U9M -1190 (OSS-6-24-59) PSide B runout

U9M 1189Side A label

U9M 1190Side B label

Full details of this pressing

US

1959
Label and catalog number
United Artists Records UAS 5040
Format
LP, Stereo, Album · Gatefold, Plastylite Pressing
Runout / matrix

UAS #5040 (U9S-1191) OSS Stereo #062959 1 PSide A runout

UAS #5040 (U9S-1192) OSS Stereo #062959 2 PSide B runout

U9S 1191Side A label

U9S 1192Side B label

Full details of this pressing

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

All 12 vinyl pressings

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

1950s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1959FranceLa Voix De Son Maître FELP 227First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1959USUnited Artists Records UAL 4040First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959USUnited Artists Records UAS 5040First yearLP, Stereo, AlbumLP, Stereo, Album
1959USUnited Artists Records UAL 5040First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1960s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960JapanUnited Artists Records UAT-5022LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1961USUnited Artists Records UAL 4040LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
1970s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970JapanUnited Artists Records SR 3042LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1976JapanUnited Artists Records GXC-3139 / United Artists Records UAS 5040LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1976JapanUnited Artists Records LAX 3115LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited
1980s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1983FranceBlue Note BNP 25.105LP, AlbumLP, Album
1985JapanLiberty LBJ-60057 / Liberty UAS 5040LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?UKUnited Artists Series UA 5040 / His Master's Voice CLP 1471LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. A1Lover Come Back To Me9:14
  2. A2It Had To Be You10:27
  3. B1Wee Dot9:18
  4. B2After You've Gone11:32

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Jazz Alive! A Night At The Half Note are there?

12 vinyl pressings of Jazz Alive! A Night At The Half Note are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1959 and 1985.

When was Jazz Alive! A Night At The Half Note first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, France. One of them is United Artists Records UAL 4040.

How do I tell if my copy of Jazz Alive! A Night At The Half Note is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UAL 4040, UAS 5040, UAL 5040, FELP 227) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, U9M -1189 (OSS-6-25-59) P and U9M -1190 (OSS-6-24-59) P. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Jazz Alive! A Night At The Half Note 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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