Vinyl pressings
by Branford Marsalis · 1987
Renaissance was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. 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 1987, the album's first year, in 8 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.
AL-40711-31-DMM G2 MASTERDISK B4Side A runout, variant 1
BL-40711-2A-DMM G1 MASTERDISK B4Side B runout, variant 1
AL-40711-3A-DMM G MASTERDISK D5Side A runout, variant 2
BL-40711-2A-DMM G1 MASTERDISK B-20Side B runout, variant 2
01-460229 1A1Runout side A
01-460229 1B1Runout side B
460229 1 A∗Label side A
460229 1 B∗Label side B
460229-1-A-1 VSide A runout
460229-1-B-1 DSide B runout
460229 1 ASide A label
460229 1 BSide B label
460229-1-A-1 A 2Runout side A
460229-1-B-1 ARunout side B
460229 1 A∗Label side A
460229 1 B∗Label side B
AL-40711 1A 2HK DMSide 1 (Etched)
1Side 1 (Stamped)
BL-40711 1A 2HK DMSide 2 (Etched)
4Side 2 (Stamped)
AL-40711Runout side A
BL-40711Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Argentina | Columbia 120-998First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Brazil | CBS 177.022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | CBS 460229 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | CBS 460229 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Japan | CBS/Sony 28AP 3403First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Spain | CBS 460229 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK | CBS 460229 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK | CBS 460229 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | UK | CBS 460229 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Columbia FC 40711First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Columbia FC 40711 / Columbia C 40711First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Columbia 460229 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of Renaissance are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, UK, Canada, Argentina and more. One of them is Columbia FC 40711, released October 27, 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FC 40711, 460229 1, 120-998, 177.022) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-40711-31-DMM G2 MASTERDISK B4 and BL-40711-2A-DMM G1 MASTERDISK B4. 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.
