Vinyl pressings
by Dazz Band · 1982
Keep It Live was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 14 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.
6004ML-A-15B Z1QBside A runout etched variant 1
6004ML-B-15B D-12side B runout etched variant 1
6004ML-A-15B Z1QB JMside A runout etched variant 2
6004ML-B-15A ZQB JMside B runout etched variant 2
6004MLA-1ASide 1 Runout
6004MLB-1CSide 2 Runout
6004 ML ASide 1 Label
6004 ML BSide 2 Label
6004ML-A-15B ZQB JMSide A Runout
6004ML-B-15B D-12 ZQB JMSide B Runout
6004MLASide One label
6004MLBSide Two label
6004ML-A-15B S-13 Z1QB jm #13 B1USide A runout
6004ML-B-15B S-13 ZQB jm #13 B1USide B runout
6004MLASide A label
6004MLBSide B label
6004ML-A-15B Z1QB JmA-side Runout Etching
6004ML-B-15B ZQB JmB-side Runout Etching
6004MLAA-Side Label
6004MLBB-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Motown 6004 MLFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Brazil | Motown 104.8236First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Motown 6004ML / Motown M 6004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | France | Motown 542023 / Vogue 542023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Germany | Motown 260·15·032 / Bellaphon 260·15·032First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Greece | Motown 16 014 / Motown 16.014First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Italy | Motown TMLP 6008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | Motown VIP-6838First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Philippines | Motown MLP-2758 (6004ML)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Motown 6004MLFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | South Africa | Motown TMC 5436 / Motown 6004 MLFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | Motown STML 12173First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Motown 6004MLFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Motown 6004MLLP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1982 | US | Motown 6004 MLFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Motown VIP-6838LP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | Motown 6004MLLP, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Club Edition · Club edition |
23 vinyl pressings of Keep It Live are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1982 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Motown 6004ML.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6004ML, 6004 ML, STML 12173, 104.8236) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6004ML-A-15B Z1QB and 6004ML-B-15B D-12. 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.
