Vinyl pressings
by Anthony Braxton · 1975
New York, Fall 1974 was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 3 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.
AL 4032 A [BELL-1000-A crossed] BGSTSide A runout, hand-etched
AL-4032 SB [BELL-1000-B crossed] BGSTSide B runout, hand-etched
AL 4032 SA-BWLabel Side A
AL 4032 SB-BWLabel Side B
[MR logo]Both sides runout, stamped
AL-4032-A [BELL-1000-A crossed] BGST △19511(1)Side A runout, hand-etched
AL-4032-B [BELL-1000-B crossed] BGST △19511-X(2)Side B runout, hand-etched
AL 4032 SASide A label
AL-4032-SA-1-1-1 O DC PRCRunout A
AL-4032-SB-1-1-1 DC O PRRunout B
AB 4032 SALabel A
AB 4032 SBLabel B
AL 4032A ̶B̶E̶L̶L̶-̶1̶0̶0̶0̶-̶A BEST ⓉSide A runout, etched
AL–4032 SB ̶B̶E̶L̶L̶-̶1̶0̶0̶0̶-̶B BEST ⓉSide B runout, etched
AL 4032 SA-BWSide A label
AL 4032 SB-BWSide B label
AL 4032 A [BELL-1000-A crossed] BGSTSide A runout, hand-etched
AL-4032 SB [BELL-1000-B crossed] BGSTSide B runout, hand-etched
AL 4032 SASide A label
AL 4032 SBSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | Arista AL 4032First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Arista BLPN-9-ARFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Arista AL 4032First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Arista AL 4032First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Arista AL 4032First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Arista AL 4032First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Arista AL 4032First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Arista AL 4032First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1975 | US | Arista AL 4032First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Arista AL 4032First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Arista AL 4032 / Arista AB 4032LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
11 vinyl pressings of New York, Fall 1974 are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, Canada, Japan. One of them is Arista AL 4032.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AL 4032, BLPN-9-AR) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL 4032 A [BELL-1000-A crossed] BGST and AL-4032 SB [BELL-1000-B crossed] BGST. 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.
