Vinyl pressings
by Al Jarreau · 1976
Glow was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 15 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.
MS-1-2248 JW.1 #1 () TML-MSide A, variant 1 etched, TML-M stamped
MS 2-2248 JW I2 #3 TML-SSide B, variant 1 etched, TML-M stamped
MS-1-2248 JW.1 #2 0 TML-MSide A, variant 2
MS 2-2248 JW.1 2 #3 0 TML-SSide B, variant 2
MS-1-2248 WW-1 #3 • ━◁ TML-SA side variant 1
MS 2-2248 WW1 #2 • ━◁ TML-MB side variant 1
MS-1-2248 WW2 ─◁A side variant 2
MS-2-2248 WW2 ─◁B side variant 2
MS 1-2248 LW-1 TML-SVariant 1 Side A runout
MS 2-2248- LW-1 TML-SVariant 1 Side B runout
MS 1-2248 LW-1 4 ✲TML-SVariant 2 Side A runout
MS 2-2248- LW-1 1 [something combined with an R] ✲TML-SVariant 2 Side B runout
MS- ̶2̶ ̶ 1-2248 JW2#2 0Side A runout, variant 1
MS-2-2248 JW3 #1 0Side B runout, variant 1
MS- ̶2̶ ̶ 1-2248 JW2#3 0Side A runout, variant 2
MS-2-2248 JW3 #2 0Side B runout, variant 2
MS-1-2248 LWS 1 * ◅ 23138 (1)Side A, etched
MS-2-2248 LW-4 1 ◅ 23138 (1)*Side B, etched
K 54073 AI 3 ASide A runout
K 54073 BI C ASide B runout
K 54073 A *Side A label
K 54073 B *Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Argentina | WEA 83929First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | Reprise Records MS 2248First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Brazil | Reprise Records 34.002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2248 / Reprise Records MS-2248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Reprise Records 54 073 / Reprise Records MS 2248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Reprise Records 54073-Y / Reprise Records MS 2248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 073 / Reprise Records MS 2248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Israel | Reprise Records BAN 54073First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | Reprise Records W 54073First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Reprise Records P-10254RFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Reprise Records P-10254RFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Reprise Records REP 54073First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Reprise Records MS 2248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Philippines | Reprise Records MS 2248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Reprise Records P-6357RLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Reprise Records REP 54 073 / Reprise Records MS 2248LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Spain | Reprise Records 54073 / Reprise Records LB 54073LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 073LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records MS-2248 / Reprise Records MS 2248LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2248LP | LP |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 54 073 / Reprise Records MS 2248LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 54 073 / Reprise Records MS 2248LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 54 073 / Reprise Records K 54 073LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 54 073 / Reprise Records MS 2248LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Reprise Records REP 54 073 / Reprise Records MS 2248LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Reprise Records 54 073 / Reprise Records MS 2248LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 073 / Reprise Records MS 2248LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 073LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 073 / Reprise Records MS 2248LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 073 / Reprise Records MS 2248LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 073LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Reprise Records K 54073 / Reprise Records K54073LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Reprise Records MS 2248LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
43 vinyl pressings of Glow are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1976 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Reprise Records MS 2248.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 2248, K 54073, 83929, 34.002) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MS-1-2248 JW.1 #1 () TML-M and MS 2-2248 JW I2 #3 TML-S. 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.
