Vinyl pressings
by Jean-Luc Ponty · 1979
Live was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 19 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.
STA-794239-A SIDE 1 SR/2 (PR) PSide A runout, etched, variant 1
STA-794240 A SIDE 2 SR/2 (PR)Side B runout, etched, variant 1
STA-794239-A SIDE 1 SR/2 (PR) PSide A runout, etched, variant 2
STA-794240 A SIDE 2 SR/2 (PR) PSide B runout, etched, variant 2
STA-794239-AA SIDE 1 SR/2 MR △24156 ① (PR)Side A Runout, etched - even MR
STA-794240AA SIDE 2 SR/2 MR △24156-X ② (PR)Side B Runout, etched - even MR
ST-A-794239-MOSide A Label
ST-A-794240-MOSide B Label
STA-794239-AAA-1 SIDE 1-11 SR/2 (PR)x PRCSide A runout, etched
STA-794240AAA -- 1 SIDE2 SR/2 (PR) PRCSide B runout, etched
ST-A-794239- RISide A label
ST-A-794240- RISide B label
ST-A-794239-F 1-1 sƒ/atl.Side A Runout Etched
ST-A-794240-E 1-1 sƒ/atl.Side B Runout Etched
SRC[Logo]Stamped Both Sides
ST-A-794239-SPSide A Label
△ MX189723 SD19229-1Runout side A, stamped
△ MX189724 SD19229-2Runout side B, stamped
MX189723
MX189724
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | Atlantic 208683First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Australia | Atlantic SD 19229First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Belgium | Atlantic ATL 50 594 / Atlantic ST-A-794240First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | Atlantic 30.104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Atlantic KSD 19229First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50 594First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50594 / Atlantic (SD 19 229)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Atlantic 50 594First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Atlantic 50 594LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1979 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 594 / Atlantic ATL 50594First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 594 / Atlantic (SD 19 229)LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | Israel | Atlantic 50594 / Atlantic BAN 50594First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Atlantic W 50594First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Atlantic P-10660AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Atlantic P-10660AFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Venezuela | Atlantic 2622LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50594 / Atlantic SD 19 229LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50594 / Atlantic (SD 19 229)LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
32 vinyl pressings of Live are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1979 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Argentina, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 19229.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 19229, 208683, ATL 50 594, 30.104) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STA-794239-A SIDE 1 SR/2 (PR) P and STA-794240 A SIDE 2 SR/2 (PR). 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.
