Vinyl pressings
by Buddy Rich Band · 1972
Very Alive At Ronnie Scotts was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. 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 1972, the album's first year, in 7 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.
BGBS 0970-1E AIGSide A runout, stamped / etched, variant 1
BGBS 0971 1E AIFSide B runout, stamped / etched, variant 1
BGBS 0974 1E AIQSide C runout, stamped / etched, variant 1
BGBS 0973 1E AIJSide D runout, stamped / etched, variant 1
APRS-6̶6̶ 6666-2S I I-A2Side A runout
APRS-6667-2S I A1Side B runout
APRS-6666A label
APRS-6667B label
APRS-6666-1S-A2 \\ RA etched
APRS-6667-4S-A1 \ RB etched
APRS-6666A label
APRS-6667B label
APRS-6666 T.6.Side 1, Etched
APRS 6667 T.6.Side 2, Etched
APRS-6666Side 1 label
APRS-6667Side 2 label
Ⓟ 1972 APRS-6666 Manufactured in GermanySIde A runout
Ⓟ 1972 APRS-6667 Manufactured in GermanySide B runout
APRS-6666Side A label
APRS-6667Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | RCA Victor LSP-4666First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-4666First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-4666 / RCA Victor LSP 4666First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | RCA RCA-6033First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | RCA R4P-5034First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1972 | New Zealand | RCA Victor LSP-4666 / RCA Victor LSP 4666First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | RCA Victor DPS 2031First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4666 / RCA Victor 5/LSP4666First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4666First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | RCA International INTS 5012 / RCA International NL 43232LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | UK | RCA International INTS 5012 / RCA International NL 43232LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | France | RCA PL 43695LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1984 | Europe | RCA International NL 89339LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | RCA Victor AFL1-4666LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-4666LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Very Alive At Ronnie Scotts are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1972 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor DPS 2031.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DPS 2031, LSP-4666, RCA-6033, R4P-5034) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BGBS 0970-1E AIG and BGBS 0971 1E AIF. 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.
