Vinyl pressings
by Keith Jarrett · 1973
Fort Yawuh was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
T1 AS-9240 A ② A4Side A runout, variant 1
T1 AS-9240 B ② A4Side B runout, variant 1
1T AS-9240 A ①Side A runout, variant 2
1T AS-9240 B ① C 1Side B runout, variant 2
AS-9240-A 1S 〄 4-1WSide A runout
AS-9240-B 1S 〄Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Canada | Impulse! AS-9240 / ABC Records AS-9240First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1973 | Japan | Impulse! IMP-88140 / ABC Records IMP-88140First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Impulse! AS-9240 / ABC Records AS-9240First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1974 | France | Impulse! AS-9240 / ABC Records AS-9240LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Italy | ABC Impulse! 3C 064-95724LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | ABC Impulse! AS-9240 / ABC Records AS-9240LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1976 | Spain | Impulse! 17.1089/9 / ABC Records 17.1089/9LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | ABC Impulse! LP-0091 / Mediterraneo LP-0091LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | ABC Impulse! YP-8538-AILP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | US | ABC Impulse! AS-9240 / Impulse! AS-9240LP, Album, Repress, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Repress, Quadraphonic |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-29044 / Impulse! MCA-29044LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records AS-9240 / MCA Impulse! 29044LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1982 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-4653LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | UK | Jasmine Records JAS 23LP, Test Pressing, Album, Reissue · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, Album, Reissue · Test pressing |
| 1982 | UK | Jasmine Records JAS 23LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | US | MCA Records MCA-33122 / Impulse! MCA-33122LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Impulse! 9027-9240 / ABC Impulse! 9027-9240LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | ABC Impulse! AS 9.240LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Italy | Impulse! IMPL 5031 / ABC Impulse! IMPL 5031LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | MCA Records AS-9240LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records AS-9240LP, Album, Reissue, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Reissue, Quadraphonic |
21 vinyl pressings of Fort Yawuh are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1973 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Japan, Canada. One of them is Impulse! AS-9240.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AS-9240, IMP-88140) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 AS-9240 A ② A4 and T1 AS-9240 B ② A4. 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.
