Vinyl pressings
by Art Farmer Quartet · 1964
"Live" At The Half-Note was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1964, 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.
A-12071-A AT WVariant 1 Runout Side A
A-12072-A AT WVariant 1 Runout Side B
A-12071-A AT [block shaped S] WVariant 2 Runout Side A
A-12072-A AT [block shaped S] WVariant 2 Runout Side B
ST-A-64551-C AT I C W PSide A runout, etched
ST-A-64552-A AT W PSide B runout, etched
ST-A-64551Side A label
ST-A-64552Side B label
CA-A-12071-ASide A runout, etched
CA-A-12072-ASide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Canada | Atlantic 1421First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Japan | Atlantic SMJ-7251First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Atlantic SD-1421First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Atlantic 1421First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1964 | US | Atlantic 1421First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Italy | Atlantic ATL-LP 09091 / Atlantic 1421LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Japan | Atlantic P-4509A / Atlantic SD 1421LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1975 | Japan | Atlantic P-4509A / Atlantic SD 1421LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | Japan | Atlantic P-7526ALP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | US | Atlantic 90666-1 / Atlantic 7 90666-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Germany | Atlantic SD-1421 / Speakers Corner Records Atlantic SD 1421LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2020 | Germany | Atlantic SD 1421 / Speakers Corner Records SD 1421LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Atlantic SD-1421LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of "Live" At The Half-Note are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1964 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, Canada, Japan. One of them is Atlantic 1421, released May 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1421, SD-1421, SMJ-7251) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A-12071-A AT W and A-12072-A AT W. 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.
