Vinyl pressings
by Iron Butterfly · 1970
Live 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.
26 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 15 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 C701871-1A CT H | T(Variant 1) A Side Etch
ST C701872-1A CTH | T(Variant 1) B Side Etch
ST C701871-1A CT H | T(Variant 2) A Side Etch
ST C701872-1B CTH T(Variant 2) B Side Etch
ST C701871-1B CTH | TRunout Side A variant 1
ST C701872-1B CTH T 7ARunout Side B, variant 1
ST C701871-1B CTH | TRunout Side A, variant 2
ST C701872-1A CTH | TRunout Side B, variant 2
ST-C-701871-A LW W ATSide A, Variant 1 etched
ST-C-701872-A LW W ATSide B, Variant 1 etched
ST-C-701871- B LW W ATSide A, Variant 2 etched
ST-C-701872- B LW W ATSide B, Variant 2 etched
ST-C-701871-AA MO T △14690 (2) ATSide A - Etched - Variant 1
ST-C-701871-AA MO T △14690-X (3) ATSide B - Etched - Variant 1
ST-C-701871-AA MO T Δ14690 (2) AT |Side A - Etched - Variant 2
ST-C-701872-AA MO T Δ14690-X (3) ATSide B - Etched - Variant 2
ST-C-701871Label Side A
ST-C-701872Label Side B
ST-C-701871-AA T LW W MR △14690 ② ATSide A runout
ST-C-701872-AA MO LW W MR △14690-X ① ATSide B runout
ST-C-701871-MOSide A label
ST-C-701872-MOSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Argentina | Atlantic 2330028First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Australia | Atlantic SD 33-318LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1970 | Australia | Atlantic SAL-933715First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | ATCO Records SD. 33-318First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | El Salvador | Atlantic CA-1218First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | France | ATCO Records ATCO-503 058First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | France | ATCO Records ATCO-503058First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | ATCO Records ATCO SD 33-318First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | ATCO Records ATCO SD 33-318First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Israel | Atlantic SD 42030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Israel | Atlantic SD 42030First yearLP, Album, Mispress | LP, Album, Mispress |
| 1970 | Italy | Atlantic ATS ST 06071First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Atlantic SAL-933715First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Peru | Atlantic SD 33318First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | South Africa | Atlantic ATC 9238First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | UK | Atlantic K 40088LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | US | Friday Music FRM-33318LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | ATCO Records SD 33-318LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | ATCO Records SD. 33-318LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 20 093 / Atlantic ATL 20 093-FLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 20 093LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 20 093 / Atlantic ATL 20 093 FLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 20 093 / Atlantic ATL 20 093 FLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | ATCO Records ATCO SD 33-318 / Atlantic ATCO SD 33-318LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 20 093 / Atlantic ATL 20 093 FLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 20093LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 20 093LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 20 093 / Atlantic ATL 20 093 FLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 20 093 / Atlantic ATL 20 093-FLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 20 093 / Atlantic ATL 20 093-FLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 20 093 / Atlantic ATL 20 093-FLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | ATCO Records ATCO SD 33-318LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
69 vinyl pressings of Live are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1970 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Japan, Argentina and more. One of them is ATCO Records SD 33-318, released May 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 33-318, 33-318, 2400 014, MT 2030) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST C701871-1A CT H | T and ST C701872-1A CTH | T. 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.
