Vinyl pressings
by B.B. King · 1974
Together For The First Time... Live was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 6 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.
S1 DSY-50190/2A ① A4Side A, etched
S1 DSY 50190-B ② A4Side B, etched
S1 DSY-50190/2-C ②> A2Side C, etched
S1 DSY-50190/2 D ① A2Side D, etched
DSY-50190/2A ④ B T1Side A etched, exc. B
DSY-50190 /2-B ③ > B T1Side B etched, exc. B
DSY-50190/2-c ③ > A9 T1Side C etched exc. A
DSY-50190/2D ③ A T1Side D etched exc. A
DSY-50190/2A ①Side A runout, variant 1
DSY 50190-B ⑥ >Side B runout, variant 1
DSY-50190/2C ⑥Side C runout, variant 1
DSY-50190/2D ⑤Side D runout, variant 1
1 CQDY 40019/2 A ② A2Runout A etched
S CQDY 40019/2 B ① A3Runout B etched
S1 CQDY-40019/2 C ① 2ARunout C etched
1 CQDY-40019/2-D ① A3Runout B etched
ABB 6051 A-1U R 1Side A runout
ABB 6051 B-1U R 1Side B runout
ABB 6052 A-1U A 1Side C runout
ABB 6052 B-1U A 1Side D 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Canada | ABC Records 2023-50190First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | ABC Records 2C 162-96052/3First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | EMI Electrola 1C 188-96 052/53First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Probe DSY-50190/2 / Probe IPS-67010/11First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Probe IPS-67010~11First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | UK | ABC Records ABCD 605First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | ABC Dunhill DSY-50190/2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | ABC Command Quadraphonic CQDY-40019/2First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1974 | US | ABC Dunhill DSY-50190/2First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | ABC Dunhill DSY-50190/2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | ABC Dunhill DSY-50190/2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | Probe SPBB.50190-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | ABC Records 6-28-407-023/024LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | ABC Records 27 412 XBTLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | ABC Records 23.0054/2 F-G / Mediterraneo 23.0054/2 F-GLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-5580-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA 2-4160, DS 50190LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records DSY-50190/2LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA2-4160, DS 50190LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
22 vinyl pressings of Together For The First Time... Live are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1974 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is ABC Dunhill DSY-50190/2.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DSY-50190/2, CQDY-40019/2, ABCD 605, 2023-50190) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S1 DSY-50190/2A ① A4 and S1 DSY 50190-B ② A4. 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.
