Vinyl pressings
by Keith Jarrett Trio · 1969
Somewhere Before was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 2 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-VX-691587-A LW AT WRunout, side A
ST-VX-691588-B LW AT WRunout, side B
ST-VX-691587 PRLabel, side A
ST-VX-691588 PRLabel, side B
ST-VX-691557-MOSide A label
ST-VX-691558-MOSide B label
CTH ST-VX-691557-1A 2 TRunout Side A
CTH ST-VX-691558-1A 2 TRunout Side B
ST-VX-691587CTHLabel Side A
ST-VX-691588CTHLabel Side B
ST-VX-691557 PRLabel, side A
ST-VX-691558 PRLabel, side B
ST-VX-691587-A LW AT WRunout, side A
ST-VX-691588-B LW AT WRunout, side B
ST-VX-691587 PRLabel, side A
ST-VX-691588 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Japan | Vortex Records 2012 / Vortex Records SD 2012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Vortex Records 2012 / Vortex Records SD 2012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Vortex Records 2012 / Vortex Records SD 2012First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Vortex Records SD 2012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Vortex Records 2012 / Vortex Records SD 2012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Japan | Atlantic P-6119A / Vortex Records P-6119ALP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Japan | Vortex Records P-7529ALP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Vortex Records P-7529ALP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Vortex Records P-7529ALP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Mexico | Atlantic LWA-6056LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Portugal | Atlantic ATL 50813LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1981 | US | Atlantic SD 8808LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Atlantic SD 8808LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Spain | Atlantic S 90.561LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Brazil | Atlantic 670.9093LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP847LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2013 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP847 / Vortex Records 2012LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Vortex Records P-7529A / Atlantic SD-2012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of Somewhere Before are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1969 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Japan. One of them is Vortex Records 2012.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2012, SD 2012) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-VX-691587-A LW AT W and ST-VX-691588-B LW AT W. 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.
