Vinyl pressings
by Alice Coltrane · 1970
Ptah, The El Daoud was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1970, 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-9196-ASide A runout, etched variant 1
AS-9196-BSide B runout, etched variant 1
AS-9196-A LWSide A runout, etched variant 2
AS-9196-B LWSide B runout, etched variant 2
AS-9196-A LWSide A runout, etched
AS-9196-B LWSide B runout, etched
AS-9196-ASide A label
AS-9196-BSide B label
AS-9196-A TGSide A runout, etched
AS-9196-B TGSide B runout, etched
AS-9196-ASide A label
AS-9196-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Impulse! AS-9196 / ABC Records AS-9196First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Impulse! AS-9196 / ABC Records AS-9196First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Impulse! AS-9196 / ABC Records AS-9196First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | South Africa | Impulse! AS-9196 / ABC Records AS-9196LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Impulse! AS-9196 / ABC Records AS-9196LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Impulse! AS-9196 / ABC Records AS-9196LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Impulse! AS-9196 / ABC Records AS-9196LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Impulse! AS-9196 / ABC Records AS-9196LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | US | Impulse! AS-9196 / ABC Records AS-9196LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | US | ABC Impulse! AS-9196 / Impulse! AS-9196LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Not On Label (Alice Coltrane) AS-9196LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Not On Label (Alice Coltrane) AS 9196LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 2022 | Unknown | Audio Clarity ACL0075LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2022 | Worldwide | Verve Records B0036051-01 / Impulse! AS-9196LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2022 | US | Impulse! AS-9196 / Verve Records B0036051-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Impulse! AS-9196 / Verve Records B0036051-01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Ptah, The El Daoud are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1970 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Canada. One of them is Impulse! AS-9196.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AS-9196) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AS-9196-A and AS-9196-B. 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.
