Vinyl pressings
by Keith Jarrett · 1978
My Song was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
2301 115 S 1 320 1A MSide A runout, variant 1
23011115 S2-2 3 20 1A KSide B runout, variant 1
[VACANT]Side A runout, variant 2
[VACANT]Side B runout, variant 2
JB WEA-ECM-1-1115-A-① MO#3 #3 (ᵛᵛ) 33019Side A runout, variant 1
JB WEA-ECM-1-1115 B #5 (ᵛᵛ) 33019 MO#2Side B runout, variant 1
JB WEA-ECM-1-1115-A-① MO#3 #6 (ᵛᵛ) 33019Side A runout, variant 2
JB WEA-ECM-1-1115 B ① #6 (ᵛᵛ) 33019 MO#2Side B runout, variant 2
MO#2 ECM-1-1115 A-2 AL #3 [W over M] (33019-A)Side A runout
MO#3 ECM-1-1115 B-2 #3 AL [W over M] (33019-B)Side B runout
JB WEA-ECM-1-1115-A-① MO#2 #4 (ᵛᵛ) 33019
JB WEA-ECM-1-1115 B ① #4 (ᵛᵛ) 33019
PAP-9101 A 1 1 C P QSide A
PAP-9101 B 1 1 2Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Japan | ECM Records PAP-9101 / ECM Records ECM 1115First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | ECM Records ECM-1-1115First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | ECM Records ECM 1115 / ECM Records 2301 115First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | ECM Records ECM 1115 / ECM Records 2301 115First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Germany | ECM Records ECM 1115 / ECM Records 2301 115LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | ECM Records ECM-1-1115First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | ECM Records ECM-1-1115 / Warner Bros. Records ECM-1-1115First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | ECM Records ECM 1115 STLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | ECM Records ECM 1115LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1115 3104LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Brazil | ECM Records 2301 115LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Japan | ECM Records 25MJ 3304LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | Italy | ECM Records ECM 1115 ST / ECM Records 2301 115LP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition | LP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition |
| 1986 | South Korea | ECM Records ECM 1115 / Polydor 2301 115LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Germany | ECM Records ECM 1115 / ECM Records 274 8126LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | ECM Records 818 892-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | ECM Records ECM 1115 / ECM Records 2301 115LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | ECM Records ECM 1115 / ECM Records 274 8126LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | ECM Records 25MJ 3304LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
19 vinyl pressings of My Song are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1978 and 2010.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Germany, US, Japan. One of them is ECM Records ECM 1115, released June 1, 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ECM 1115, ECM-1-1115, PAP-9101) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2301 115 S 1 320 1A M and 23011115 S2-2 3 20 1A K. 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.
