Vinyl pressings
by Art Farmer Quartet · 1963
Interaction was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 5 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.
A-12031-ARunout, side A, variant 1
A-12032-BRunout, side B, variant 1
A-12031-B AT. LW [Block-shaped S]Runout, side A, variant 2
A-12032-B AT. LW [Block-shaped S]Runout, side B, variant 2
ST-A-63519-A AT 2 WPRunout, side A, etched
ST-A-63520–A AT 3 WPRunout, side B, etched
ST-A-63519Label, side A
ST-A-63520Label, side B
ST-A-63519-C AT WPRunout, side A, etched
ST-A-63520–C AT WPRunout, side B, etched
ST-A-63519Label, side A
ST-A-63520Label, side B
A-12031-BA Side Hand-Etched Runout
A-12032-BB Side Hand-Etched Runout
A-12031-CSide A
XP-12032-ASide B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Argentina | Atlantic 1412First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | Atlantic AT 1412First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | France | Atlantic 432.072First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1963 | Germany | Atlantic SD 1412First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Atlantic 1412First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1963 | US | Atlantic SD 1412First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1963 | US | Atlantic SD 1412First yearLP, Stereo, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Stereo, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1963 | US | Atlantic 1412First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Japan | Atlantic SMJ-7168 / Atlantic SAL-7058LP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1964 | UK | London Records HAK.8135 / London Records HA-K 8135LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | London Records SH-K 8135 / London Atlantic SH-K 8135LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic SD 1412LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1968 | Italy | Atlantic ATL 09101LP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Japan | Atlantic P-6125A / Atlantic SD 1412LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Atlantic P-4540A / Atlantic SD 1412LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 1977 | Japan | Atlantic P-7561ALP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Atlantic SMJ-7168 / Atlantic SD 1412LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1412LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Interaction are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1963 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, Argentina, Canada, France and more. One of them is Atlantic 1412, released October 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1412, SD 1412, AT 1412, 432.072) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A-12031-A and A-12032-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.
