Vinyl pressings
by Bill Evans · 1978
New Conversations was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
BSK-3177-LW2 #2 33149 MO #2Side A runout, variant 1
BSK-3177-LW-4 #6 33149Side B runout, variant 1
BSK-1-3177-LW8 MO#2 #1 [Wakefield tulip (ᵛᵛ)] 33149Side A runout, variant 2
BSK-2-3177-LW4 MO#3 [Wakefield tulip (ᵛᵛ)] 33149 #2Side B runout, variant 2
B BSK-3177-1 ② [Wakefield Symbol] 33149 MO#2etched in runout side 2
BSK-3177-1 ③ [Wakefield Symbol]33149 JB #3etched in runout side 1
BSK-3177-1 ③ #1 [Wakefield tulip (ᵛᵛ)] 33149 JBRunout side A, variant 1
BSK-3177-2 ② #2 [Wakefield tulip (ᵛᵛ)] 33149 JBRunout side B, variant 1
BSK-3177-1 ③ [Wakefield tulip (ᵛᵛ)]33149 JB #3Runout side A, variant 2
BSK-3177-2 ③ [Wakefield tulip (ᵛᵛ)]33149 JB #3Runout side B, variant 2
BSK-1-3177-LW8 #2 [Wakefield tulip (ᵛᵛ)]33149 MO#2Runout side A
BSK-3177-2 ③ #2 [Wakefield tulip (ᵛᵛ)]33149 _BRunout side B
B BSK-3177-1 ② #2 [Wakefield tulip (ᵛᵛ)]33149Runout side A
B BSK-3177-2 ① #2 [Wakefield tulip (ᵛᵛ)]33149 MO#2Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 56.003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3177First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3177First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3177First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3177First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10516WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10516WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3177First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3177First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3177First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3177First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3177First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
12 vinyl pressings of New Conversations are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, Brazil, Canada, Japan. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BSK 3177.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BSK 3177, 56.003, P-10516W) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BSK-3177-LW2 #2 33149 MO #2 and BSK-3177-LW-4 #6 33149. 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.
