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Liberation Music Orchestra

by Charlie Haden · 1970

36 pressings11 countriesFree JazzAvant-garde JazzJazz

Liberation Music Orchestra 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Liberation Music Orchestra

4 pressings came out in 1970, 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.

US

1970
Label and catalog number
Impulse! AS 9183Impulse! AS-9183
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Gatefold
Runout / matrix

AS9183 A W1 LWSide A runout, etched

AS-9183-B-1Side B runout, etched

AS-9183-ASide A label

AS-9183-BSide B label

Full details of this pressing

Canada

1970
Label and catalog number
Impulse! AS-9183
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

AS9183 ASide A

AS-9183-B-1Side B

Full details of this pressing

France

1970
Label and catalog number
Impulse! AS 9183
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Gatefold
Runout / matrix

AS 9183 A M6 269771Side A

AS 9183 B M6 269772Side B

AS 9183 A 21 M6 269771Variant 1 Side A

AS 9183 B 21 M6 269772Variant 1 Side B

Full details of this pressing

Japan

1970
Label and catalog number
Impulse! AS-9183ABC Records AS-9183
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Gatefold
Runout / matrix

AS9183 A W1 LWSide A runout

AS-9183-B-1Side B runout

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 36 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1970s17 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970CanadaImpulse! AS-9183First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1970FranceImpulse! AS 9183First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1970JapanImpulse! AS-9183 / ABC Records AS-9183First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1970USImpulse! AS 9183 / Impulse! AS-9183First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1971UKProbe SPB 1037 / Probe 1E 062 ◦ 92484LP, AlbumLP, Album
1971USImpulse! AS-9183 / Impulse! AS 9183LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1972USImpulse! AS-9183 / Impulse! A-9183LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
1973FranceImpulse! AS-9183 / ABC Records AS-9183LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1973JapanImpulse! IMJ-80037 / ABC Records IMJ-80037LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1973USImpulse! AS-9183 / ABC Records AS-9183LP, Album, Reissue, QuadraphonicLP, Album, Reissue, Quadraphonic
1974ItalyImpulse! 3C 064-92484 / ABC Records 3C 064-92484LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1974USImpulse! AS-9183 / ABC Records AS-9183LP, Album, Reissue, QuadraphonicLP, Album, Reissue, Quadraphonic
1976FranceImpulse! AS-9183 / ABC Records AS 9183LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1976ItalyABC Impulse! IMP 427LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1977JapanImpulse! YP-8600-AI / Impulse! AS-9183LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
All 17 pressings from the 1970s
1980s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1981JapanImpulse! AS-9183 / MCA Records VIM-4640LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1981JapanMCA Records VIM-4640 / Impulse! AS-9183LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · PromoLP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo
1983EuropeMCA Records 205 267LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1983FranceMCA Records 205 267 / Impulse! 205 267LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1989USImpulse! MCA-39125LP, Album, Reissue, RemasteredLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
2010s10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2010SpainImpulse! AS-9183LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2012FranceImpulse! AS-9183LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2012ItalyImpulse! AS-9183LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2015EuropeImpulse! AS-9183 / Impulse! 06007 53630426LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2015EuropeImpulse! AS-9183LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing
2015USImpulse! AS-9183LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2016EuropeImpulse! AS-9183LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2016UK & IrelandImpulse! AS-9183LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2017JapanImpulse! AS-9183LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2019ItalyImpulse! AS 9183LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2020s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2023RussiaImpulse! AS-9183LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?ArgentinaMCA Records 88046LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?ArgentinaMCA Records 88046LP, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · PromoLP, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo
?UKJasmine Records JAS 55LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. The Introduction / Song Of The United Front
  2. El Quinto Regimiento (The Fifth Regiment) / Los Cuatro Generales (The Four Generals) / Viva La Quince Brigada (Long Live The Fifteenth Brigade)
  3. A3The Ending To The First Side2:08
  4. B1Song For Chè9:32
  5. B2War Orphans6:45
  6. B3The Interlude (Drinking Music)1:30
  7. B4Circus '68 '696:11
  8. B5We Shall Overcome1:19

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Liberation Music Orchestra are there?

36 vinyl pressings of Liberation Music Orchestra are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1970 and 2023.

When was Liberation Music Orchestra first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Canada, France, Japan. One of them is Impulse! AS 9183.

How do I tell if my copy of Liberation Music Orchestra is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AS 9183, AS-9183) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AS9183 A W1 LW and AS-9183-B-1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Liberation Music Orchestra on vinyl worth?

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.

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