Vinyl pressings
by John Coltrane · 1971
Live In Seattle 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.
8 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 5 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.
AS-9202 • 2A 12 - 14 - 70Run-out side A / etched
AS-9202 - B • 2 12 - 14 - 70Run-out side B / etched
AS-9202 • 2 - CRun-out side C / etched
AS.9202 • 2-D AS-9202-2-D 12 - 14 - 70Run-out side D / etched
AS - 9202 · 2A 12 14 70Etched runout side A
AS · 9202-2-B · 2 12 14 70Etched runout side B
AS · 9202 · 2 - CEtched runout side C
AS.9202·2-D AS-9202-2-D 12 14 70Etched runout side D
AS-9202 A T.D.Runout side A
AS-9202 B TDXRunout side B
AS 9202-C TDXRunout side C
AS-9202-D TDXRunout side D
AS 92022 A 21 M6 280878A
AS 92022 B 21 M6 280879B
AS 92021 A 21 M6 280880C
AS 92022 B 21 M6 280881D
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 | Canada | Impulse! AS-9202-2 / ABC Records AS-9202-2First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | France | Impulse! AS-92022 / Impulse! AS 9202-2First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | Impulse! AS-9202-2 / ABC Records AS-9202-2First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | South Africa | Impulse! ASC 9202 B / ABC Records ASC 9202 BFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Impulse! AS-9202-2 / ABC Records AS-9202-2First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Impulse! AS-9202-2 / ABC Records AS-9202-2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Impulse! AS-9202-2 / ABC Records AS-9202-2First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Impulse! AS-9202-2 / ABC Records AS-9202-2First yearLP | LP |
| 1972 | Japan | Impulse! IMP-88069•70 / ABC Records IMP-88069•70LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Impulse! AS-9202-2 / ABC Records AS-9202-2LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Impulse! AS-9202-2 / ABC Records AS-9202-2LP, Album, Mispress, Stereo | LP, Album, Mispress, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | Impulse! IMP-88069•70 / ABC Records IMP-88069•70LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Impulse! AS-9202-2 / ABC Records AS-9202-2LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | ABC Impulse! AS-9202-2 / Impulse! AS-9202-2LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | ABC Impulse! YB-8504~5-AI / Impulse! YB-8504~5-AILP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Impulse! AS-9202-2 / MCA Records AS-9202-2LP, Album, Stereo, Repress | LP, Album, Stereo, Repress |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records 2-4134 / MCA Records AS-9202-2LP, Album, Stereo, Repress | LP, Album, Stereo, Repress |
| 1980 | US | MCA Impulse! 2-4134 / Impulse! MCA 2-4134LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | MCA Impulse! 2-4134 / Impulse! MCA 2-4134LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Impulse! AS-9202-2 / MCA Impulse! 2-4134LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records 2-4134 / MCA Records AS-9202-2LP, Album, Stereo, Repress | LP, Album, Stereo, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | ABC Impulse! 2027-9202LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | ABC Impulse! AIMPL 25042 / Impulse! AIMPL 25042LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Impulse! AS-9202-2 / ABC Records AS-9202-2LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
24 vinyl pressings of Live In Seattle are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1971 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Canada, France, Japan and more. One of them is Impulse! AS-9202-2.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AS-9202-2, AS-92022, ASC 9202 B) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AS-9202 • 2A 12 - 14 - 70 and AS-9202 - B • 2 12 - 14 - 70. 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.
