Vinyl pressings
by Gato Barbieri · 1975
Chapter Four: Alive In New York 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.
11 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
T1 ASD-9303-A ②Runout Side A, etched, variant 1
T1 ASD-9303-B ②Runout Side B, etched, variant 1
KENDUN-B CRunout, Side A & B, stamped, variant 1
T1 ASD-9303-A ① [KENDUN A C] 7Runout Side A, etched, [stamped], variant 2
IMPL 8008 A-1Side 1 stamped
IMPL 8008 B-1Side 2 stamped
ASD-9303-A-2 GD MSide A
ASD-9303-B GD MSide 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 | Canada | ABC Impulse! ASD-9303 / Impulse! ASD-9303First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | ABC Impulse! ASD-9303First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | ABC Impulse! ASD-9303First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Europe | MCA Records 204 279LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | France | ABC Impulse! ASD 9.303First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Impulse! AS-9303First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Impulse! 3C 064-96706 / ABC Records 3C 064-96706First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | ABC Impulse! IMJ-80044First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Impulse! IMJ-80044 / ABC Records IMJ-80044First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | UK | Impulse! IMPL 8008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | ABC Impulse! ASD-9303First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | US | ABC Impulse! ASD-9303First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Canada | ABC Impulse! 9027-9303LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1976 | Japan | ABC Impulse! YQ-8506-AILP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | ABC Impulse! YQ-8506-AILP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | MCA Impulse! AS 9303 / MCA Records MCA-29002LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | MCA Impulse! ASD-9303 / MCA Records MCA-29002LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-29002 / Impulse! MCA-29002LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Impulse! 204 279 / MCA Records 204 279LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | ABC Impulse! ASD 9.303LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | Jasmine Records JAS 54LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records ASD-9303 / MCA Records AS-9303LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
23 vinyl pressings of Chapter Four: Alive In New York are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1975 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is ABC Impulse! ASD-9303.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ASD-9303, IMPL 8008, ASD 9.303, AS-9303) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 ASD-9303-A ② and T1 ASD-9303-B ②. 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.
