John Coltrane Ole’ Vinyl Atlantic Records Late 1960’s U.S. Stereo Pressing
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Description
Very, very nice copy. Plays VG+ with occasional light ticks, no repeats, no skips. Overall clean playback.
Cover VG to VG+ with small area of laminate peel; otherwise solid with very good spine condition and clean back. Someone’s intials are written very small on the lower right corner of the back of the jacket. (Please see pictures) No seam splits.
— 61304-Olé Coltrane by John Coltrane.
61304-A is the Atlantic master matrix number for Side A of Olé Coltrane.
According to Chat Gpt:
Why This Qualifies as a First U.S. Stereo Pressing
1. Catalog number: SD 1373
• SD = Stereo designation used by Atlantic in 1961
• 1373 is the original stereo catalog number, not a later reissue number
• Later reissues keep SD 1373 but change other indicators (labels, deadwax, plants)
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2. Deadwax / matrix info
You reported:
• 61304-A (Side A)
• AT in the runout
These are key first-press indicators:
• 61304 / 61305 are the original Atlantic lacquer numbers
• AT = cut at Atlantic Studios
• No later recut marks (no RE, no LW, no SRC, etc.)
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3. Era-correct jacket construction
• Laminated (“plastic-coated”) front
• Small laminate peel (very common on early Atlantic jackets)
• Later pressings switched to non-laminated or different stock
This matches early-1960s Atlantic jackets exactly.
• 61304 → Atlantic’s internal lacquer/master number for Olé Coltrane
• A → Side A of the album
• This number appears on original and early Atlantic pressings, not modern reissues
When paired with what you’ve already mentioned:
• SD 1373 → original stereo Atlantic catalog number
• AT → cut at Atlantic Studios (good sign; authentic lacquer
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