Vinyl pressings
by Jim Hall · 1975
Jim Hall Live! 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.
7 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 4 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.
TI A&M SP709(RE-1)T-2Side A runout, variant 1
TI A&M SP710(RE-2)T-2Side B runout, variant 1
T2 A&M SP709-TI 3 6Side A runout, variant 2
TI A&M SP710 (RE-1)-TISide B runout, variant 2
2 S A&M SP709-S1• (RE-1) 1 ASide A runout
2 S A&M SP710-S1• (RE-2) 4 CSide B runout
SP-709Side A label
SP-710Side B label
T2 A&M SP509-T1Etched Side 1
T2 A&M SP710(RE-1_-T1Etched Side 2
TI A&M SP709-T1 #2Side A, etched
CSide A, stamped
TI A&M SP710(RE-1)-T2 #2Side B, etched
VSide B, stamped
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 | Brazil | A&M Records SP-705 / Horizon SP-705First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-705 / Horizon SP-705LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-705 / Horizon SP-705First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-705 / Horizon SP-705First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | A&M Records 985 025 / Horizon 985 025First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records SP-705 / Horizon SP-705First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records SP-705 / Horizon SP-705First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records SP-705 / Horizon SP-705First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | A&M Records 985 025LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | Japan | Horizon GP 3505 / A&M Records SP-705LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Spain | A&M Records 89757-I / Horizon 89.757 - ILP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | A&M Records HOJ-2004 / Horizon HOJ-2004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Japan | Horizon HOJ-2004 / A&M Records HOJ-2004LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Horizon AMLJ 705 / Horizon SP-705LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | Horizon AMLJ 705 / Horizon SP-705LP, Album | LP, Album |
15 vinyl pressings of Jim Hall Live! are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1975 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, Brazil, Canada, France. One of them is A&M Records SP-705.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-705, 985 025) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TI A&M SP709(RE-1)T-2 and TI A&M SP710(RE-2)T-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.
