Vinyl pressings
by John Coltrane · 1975
Alternate Takes 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.
12 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 8 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-743277A AA1 GIGI D PRSide A runout (etched). "D PR" upside down
ST-A-743278-A AA1 PRSide B runout (etched). "PR" upside down
ST-A-743277RISide A label
ST-A-743278RISide A label
ST-A-743277-A PRSide A etched
ST-A-743278-A PRSide B etched
ST-A-743277 PRSide A label
ST-A-743278 PRSide A label
ST-A-743277AA AT/GP [MR logo] △19644(1) PRSide A runout
ST-A-743278-AA AT/GP [MR logo] △19644-X(1) PRSide B runout
ST-A-743277-MOSide A label
ST-A-743278-MOSide A label
WEA ST-A-743277A AT/GP PR Manufactured in GermanyA side etched / stamped
WEA ST-A-743277-A AT/GP Manufactured in GermanyB side etched / stamped
ST-A-743278 PRLabel Side A
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 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 115First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 115First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | India | Atlantic SD. 1668First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | Atlantic K 50115First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Atlantic P-6128AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Atlantic P-6128AFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | South Africa | Atlantic ATC 9552First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Turkey | Atlantic SD 1668 / Atlantic 608First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic SD 1668LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | Uruguay | Atlantic 113.073First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic SD 1668First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic SD 1668First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic SD 1668First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Atlantic P-4556ALP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | US | Atlantic 90462 1 YLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | US | Atlantic 90462 1 YLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1668 / Atlantic 7152LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
17 vinyl pressings of Alternate Takes are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1975 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, Germany, India, Italy and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 1668, released February 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 1668, ATL 50 115, SD. 1668, K 50115) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-743277A AA1 GIGI D PR and ST-A-743278-A AA1 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.
