Vinyl pressings
by Joe Zawinul · 1971
Zawinul was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1971, 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.
ST-A-702093C AT-GPHand-etched Side A, variant 1
ST-A-702094-H AT-GPHand-etched Side B, variant 1
ST-A-702093C at-GP PRHand-etched Side A, variant 2
ST-A-702094-H AT-GP PR LWHand-etched Side B, variant 2
ST-A-702093-E AT-9P P.R. followed by a sideways SHand-etched Side A
ST-A-702093-H AT-9PHand-etched Side B
ST-A-702093RILabel Side A
ST-A-702094RILabel Side B
ST-A-702093C-RE AT-GP Δ 15937(Side 1) Etched
ST-A-702094-H-RE AT-GP Δ 15937-X (4)(Side 2) Etched
ST A 702093 M S RC I·I(Side 1) Etched
ST A 702094 K S RC I·I(Side 2) Etched
ST-A-702093RILabel, side A
ST-A-702094RILabel, side B
A - 13557 - B AT PR DK xHand-etched Side A
A - 13558 - A AT DK wHand-etched Side B
A-13557 PRLabel Side A
A-13558 PRLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Japan | Atlantic P-8129AFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Atlantic 2400151First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 1579First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 1579First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 1579First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 1579First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 1579First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 1579First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 1579First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 1579First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Italy | Atlantic K 40349 (SD 1579)LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Atlantic 40349 / Atlantic 40.349LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Spain | Atlantic HATS 421-191LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Atlantic P-11037ALP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Netherlands | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1162LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Germany | Atlantic SD 1579LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Atlantic K 40349 / Atlantic SD 1579LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1579LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1579LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1579LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1579LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1579LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1579LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1579LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
24 vinyl pressings of Zawinul are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1971 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Japan. One of them is Atlantic SD 1579.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 1579, 2400151, P-8129A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-702093C AT-GP and ST-A-702094-H AT-GP. 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.
