Vinyl pressings
by Charlie Haden · 1980
Magico was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 5 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.
2301 151 S1=2 3 20Variant 1 side A
2301 151 S2 3 20Variant 1 side B
2301 151 S1=2 3 20 B 5 1BVariant 2 side A
2301 151 S2 3 20 P 1Variant 2 side B
2301 151 S1=2 3 20Side A
2301 151 S2 3 20Side B
ECM-1-1151-A #5 MO #2 (ᵛᵛ) 36795Side A runout, variant 1
ECM-1-1151-B MASTERDISK RL #7 (ᵛᵛ) 36795Side B runout, variant 1
ECM-1-1151-A #8 (ᵛᵛ) 36795Side A runout, variant 2
ECM-1-1151-B MASTERDISK RL #2 (ᵛᵛ) 36795 MO#2Side B runout, variant 2
58032 A CAMRunout A stamped
58032 B CAMRunout B stamped
ECM 1151 ALabel A
ECM 1151 BLabel B
ECM-1151-A R 1Runout side A
ECM-1151-B A 1Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brazil | ECM Records 58.032First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | ECM Records ECM 1151 / ECM Records 2301 151First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | ECM Records ECM 1151 / ECM Records 2301 151First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Japan | ECM Records ECM 1151 / Trio Records PAP-9192First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Spain | ECM Records ECM 1151First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | ECM Records ECM-1-1151First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Brazil | ECM Records 2301 151LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Brazil | ECM Records 58.032LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Portugal | ECM Records ECM 1151 / ECM Records 2301 151LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Brazil | ECM Records 2301 151 / Barclay 2301 151LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1987 | South Korea | Polydor SEL-RG055LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | ECM Records 2301 151LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of Magico are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1980 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in Germany, US, Brazil, Japan and more. One of them is ECM Records ECM 1151.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ECM 1151, ECM-1-1151, 58.032) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2301 151 S1=2 3 20 and 2301 151 S2 3 20. 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.
