Vinyl pressings
by Art Pepper · 1979
Today was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. 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 1979, the album's first year, in 4 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.
GXY5119A-1B *For Les Koenig*Side 1 variant 1
GXY5119B-1B *For Les Koenig*Side 2 variant 1
GXY5119A-1B —..— *For Les Koenig* FS2979D+ TMPCRPSM#1 A2 15Side 1 variant 2
GXY5119B-1B —..— *For Les Koenig* FS2979D+ TMPCRPSM#2 A1 15Side 2 variant 2
GXY5119A 1 —..— *For Les Koenig* FS2979D+ TMPCRPPIT#1 P 1Side A (variation 1)
GXY5119B 1 —..— *For Les Koenig* FS2979D+ TMPCRPPIT#1 P 1Side B (variation 1)
GXY5119A —..— *For Les Koenig* FS2979D+ TMPCRPPIT#1Side A (variation 2)
GXY5119B —..— *For Les Koenig* FS2979D+ TMPCRPPIT#1Side B (variation 2)
T1 GXY5119A-1B *For Les Koenig* FS 2979 TM PCRPTH#1Side 1 Runout
T1 GXY5119B-1B *For Les Koenig* FS 2979 TM PCRPTH#1Side 2 Runout
GXY-5119-ASide 1 Label
GXY-5119-BSide 2 Label
MU GXY 50113 A JCP MPOSide A runout
MU GXY 50.113 B JCP MPOSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | France | Galaxy 68.127First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Galaxy GXY 50119First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Galaxy GXY-5119First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Galaxy VIJ-6302 / Galaxy GXY 5119First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Galaxy VIJ-6302 / Galaxy GXY 5119First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Galaxy GXY-5119First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Galaxy GXY-5119First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Galaxy GXY-5119First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Italy | Galaxy HBS 6081LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | Galaxy GXY-5119LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-474 / Galaxy GXY-5119LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Galaxy GXY-5119LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
12 vinyl pressings of Today are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1979 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, France, Germany, Japan. One of them is Galaxy GXY-5119.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GXY-5119, 68.127, GXY 50119, VIJ-6302) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GXY5119A-1B *For Les Koenig* and GXY5119B-1B *For Les Koenig*. 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.
