Vinyl pressings
by Charles Mingus · 1975
Changes One was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
ST-A-753419-MOSida A Matrix
ST-A-753420-MOSide B Matrix
ST-A-753419BB △20102-(2) PRSide A Etched Runout, variant 1
ST-A-753420BB △20102-X(2) PRSide B Etched Runout, variant 1
ST-A-753419 B AT/GP PRRunout, Side A, etched
ST-A-753420 B AT GP PRRunout, Side B, etched
ST-A-753419 PRCenter label, side A
ST-A-753420 PRCenter label, side B
ST A 753419-D SP I-IRunout, side A
ST-A-753420-E I-I sflatl. SRC [stamped]Runout, side B
ST-A-753419 SPCenter label, side A
ST-A-753420 SPCenter label, side B
ST-A-753419BBB -1 AT GP PRCSide One runout - etched
ST-A-753420BBB -1 AT GP PRCSide Two runout - etched
ST-A-753419RILabel side A
ST-A-753420RILabel side B
S59-1677-1 8/11/75A Side
S59-1677-2 8/11/75B Side
ST-A-753 419Center label, side A
ST-A-753 420Center label, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 60 108 / Atlantic ATL 60108First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Atlantic P-10086AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic SD 1677First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic SD 1677First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic SD 1677First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic SD 1677LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic SD 1677First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Atlantic W 50201First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Brazil | Atlantic 50.006LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Netherlands | Music On Vinyl MOVLP701LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
10 vinyl pressings of Changes One are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1975 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, Italy, Germany, Japan. One of them is Atlantic SD 1677, released September 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 1677, W 50201, ATL 60 108, P-10086A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-753419-MO and ST-A-753420-MO. 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.
