Vinyl pressings
by Bill Evans · 1970
Alone was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1970, 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.
V68792 MGS2106 -1A Re.1Side A runout, etched variant 1
V68792 MGS2107 Re.1 - 1BSide B runout, etched variant 1
V68792 MGS2106 - 1ASide A runout, etched variant 2
V68792 MGS2107 Re.1 - 1BSide B runout, etched variant 2
V68792 Side 1 MGS2106Side A Runout, Etched
V68792 Side 2 MGS2107Side B Runout, Etched
MGS-2106Side A Label
MGS-2107Side B Label
V68792 Side 1 MGS2106 11Side A runout, etched ["11" is stamped]
V68792 Side 2 MGS2107 12Side B runout, etched ["12" is stamped]
[MGM Records Division symbol]Both sides' runouts, stamped
MGS-2106Side A label
V68792 Side 1 MGS2106Side A Runout, Etched
V68792 Side 2 MGS2107Side B Runout, Etched
MGS-2106Side A Label
MGS-2107Side B Label
MGS 2106Side A Label
MGS 2107Side B Label
MGS 2106-1GRunout Side A
MGS 2107-1GRunout Side B
MGS 2106Label Side A
MGS 2107Label Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Verve Records V6-8792First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | France | Verve Records 2304 005First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Verve Records SVLP 9251 / Verve Records SVLP.9251First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Verve Records V6/8792 / Verve Records V6-8792First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Verve Records V6-8792First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Verve Records V6-8792First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Verve Records V6/8792First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Verve Records V6-8792First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Japan | Verve Records MV 2007First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Verve Records MV 2105LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Verve Records MV 2105LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Verve Records V6-8792LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Verve Records V6-8792LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Verve Records 23MJ 3041LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | Verve Records 23MJ 3041LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1985 | Japan | Verve Records 20MJ 0010LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Japan | Verve Records UCJU-9022LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| 2007 | Japan | Verve Records UCJU-9082LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | France | Klimt Records MJJ440CWLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Verve Records MV 2007LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Verve Records MV 2007LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Verve Records V6-8792 / Verve Records BOMC 21-5422LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| ? | US | Verve Records V6-8792LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Verve Records V6-8792LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Verve Records V6-8792LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Verve Records V6-8792LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
26 vinyl pressings of Alone are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1970 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Japan, Canada and more. One of them is Verve Records V6-8792, released April 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V6-8792, V6/8792, SVLP 9251, MV 2007) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V68792 MGS2106 -1A Re.1 and V68792 MGS2107 Re.1 - 1B. 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.
