Vinyl pressings
by Jim Hall / Ron Carter Duo · 1973
Alone Together 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.
8 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 3 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.
MSP 9045-A-1A runout, variant 1
MSP 9045-B-1B runout, variant 1
XS MSP 9045-A-1B BA runout, variant 2
XS MSP 9045-B-1A BB runout, variant 2
MSP-9045-A-1 A2 T1Runout A, Variant 1
MSP-9045-B-1 A4 T1Runout B, Variant 1
T1 MSP 9045-A-1 Λ7Runout A, Variant 2
T1 MSP 9045-B-1 Λ10Runout B, Variant 2
T1 M 9045 A-4 _.._ B1 FS1121ZSID AGMPCRPTH #2Side A etched
T1 M9045 B-3 Λ14Side B etched
MSP-9045-ASide A label
MSP-9045-BSide B label
MSP 9045-A 1A SX B3Runout side A
XS MSP 9045-B 1A BRunout side B
| MSP.9045-A 1A SX BRunout side A, variant 1
| MSP 9045-B 1A B SXRunout side B, variant 1
T1 M #9045# A-4 _.._ FS1121ZSID AGMPCRPTH #2 Λ ΛSide A runout
T1 M9045 B-3 Λ I ISide B runout
MSP-9045-ASide A label
MSP-9045-BSide B label
MSP-9045-ALabel, side A
MSP-9045-BLabel, side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Italy | Milestone HBS 6155First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Milestone SMJ-6011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Milestone MSP-9045First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Milestone MSP-9045First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Milestone MSP-9045First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Milestone MSP-9045First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Milestone MSP-9045First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Milestone MSP 9045 / Milestone 9045First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Japan | Milestone VIJ-6458LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | US | Milestone MSP-9045 / Original Jazz Classics OJC-467LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Milestone 0061.155LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Milestone 0902.079LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Milestone MSP-9045LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Alone Together are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1973 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Italy, Japan. One of them is Milestone MSP-9045.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MSP-9045, MSP 9045, HBS 6155, SMJ-6011) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MSP 9045-A-1 and MSP 9045-B-1. 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.
