Vinyl pressings
by Dave Brubeck · 1973
Two Generations Of Brubeck was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 6 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-732965-AAA-1 AT PR +1 1Side A runout, variant 1
ST-A-732966-AAA-1-11 AT PR +1 DSide B runout, variant 1
ST-A-732965-AAA-1-11 AT PR +1Side A runout, variant 2
ST-A-732966-AAA-1 AT PR +1Side B runout, variant 2
ST-A-732965 PRSide A Label
ST-A-732966 PRSide B Label
ST-A-732965-A [MR In Circle] AT △18395(1) PRSide A runout
ST-A-732966-A [MR In Circle] AT △18395-X(1) PRSide B runout
ST-A-732965-MOSide A label
ST-A-732966-MOSide B label
ST A 732965 CSide A Label
ST A 732966 CSide B Label
ST-A-732965-A AT PR-PSide A runout, variant 1
ST-A-732966-A AT PRSide B runout, variant 1
ST-A- 732965 -A AT PR-P ̶+̶ 1Side A runout, variant 2
ST-A -732966 -A AT PR +1Side B runout, variant 2
MX172130 C SD1645-1Runout (stamped) side 1
MX172131 D SD1645-2Runout (stamped) side 2
MX172130Label side 1
MX172131Label side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Atlantic SD 1645First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Australia | Atlantic SD 1645First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Atlantic SD 1645First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 40 537 / Atlantic SD 1645First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 40537 / Atlantic ATL 40 537First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 40 537First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 40 537 / Atlantic SD 1645First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Mexico | Atlantic LWA-5140First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | South Africa | Atlantic ATC 9635First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic SD 1645First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic SD 1645First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic SD 1645First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic SD 1645First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic SD 1645First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | Atlantic 63 324 / Stern Musik 63 324LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1645LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
18 vinyl pressings of Two Generations Of Brubeck are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1973 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 1645.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 1645, ATL 40 537, ATL 40537, LWA-5140) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-732965-AAA-1 AT PR +1 1 and ST-A-732966-AAA-1-11 AT PR +1 D. 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.
