US
1969- Label and catalog number
- Impulse! AS-9176Impulse! STEREO A-9176
- Format
- LP, Stereo, Album · Gatefold
- Runout / matrix
AS-9176A-1FLT LWSide A runout
AS-9176B-1FLT LWSide B runout
AS-9176-ASide A label
AS-9176-BSide B label

Vinyl pressings
by Ahmad Jamal · 1969
At The Top: Poinciana Revisited was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
AS-9176A-1FLT LWSide A runout
AS-9176B-1FLT LWSide B runout
AS-9176-ASide A label
AS-9176-BSide B label
AS-9176 Ax Bell Sound sfetched, side A (except "Bell Sound" stamped)
AS-9176 Bx Bell Sound sfetched, side B (except "Bell Sound" stamped)
AS 9176 ALabel, side A
AS 9176 BLabel, side B
AS-9176-A-1SSide A Runout, etched
AS-9176-B-2SSide B Runout etched
AS-9176-ASide A Runout, etched
AS-9176-BSide B Runout etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | Impulse! AS-9176 / Impulse! STEREO A-9176First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1969 | US | Impulse! AS-9176 / Impulse! STEREO A-9176First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1969 | US | Impulse! A-9176 / Impulse! SMAS-92005LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1969 | US | Impulse! AS 9176 / Impulse! STEREO A-9176First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1969 | US | Impulse! AS-9176 / Impulse! STEREO A-9176First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UK | Impulse! SIPL 521 / Impulse! 1E 062 ◦ 90579LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Spain | Clave 18-7003 SLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Impulse! A-9176 / ABC Records A-9176LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Impulse! A-9176 / Impulse! AS-9176LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | US | Impulse! AS 9176 / Impulse! A-9176LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | ABC Impulse! AS-9176 / Impulse! AS-9176LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Impulse! A-9176 / ABC Records A-9176LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA 29041 / Impulse! MCA 29041LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | UK | Jasmine Records JAS 15LP, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Stereo, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | Impulse! A-9176 / ABC Records ABCS 9176LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | MCA Impulse! 29041 / MCA Records AS-9176LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of At The Top: Poinciana Revisited are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1969 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Canada. One of them is Impulse! AS-9176.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AS-9176, AS 9176) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AS-9176A-1FLT LW and AS-9176B-1FLT LW. 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.