Vinyl pressings
by Keith Jarrett · 1975
The Köln Concert 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.
7 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
ST-ECM 1064-65-ARunout Side A, stamped
ST-ECM 1064-65-BRunout Side B, stamped
ST-ECM 1064-65-CRunout Side C, stamped
ST-ECM 1064-65-DRunout Side D, stamped
ECM-1064/65-AS-CP-3 RL STERLINGRunout side A, variant 1
ECM-1064/6̶5̶-B-1 T1 STERLINGRunout side B, variant 1
ECM-1064/65⋅C⋅2⋅CP RL STERLINGRunout side C, variant 1
ECM-1064/65 D-3 STERLINGRunout side D, variant 1
T 1 ECM - 10641 - A -1 STERLINGRunout side A
T 1 ECM 1064/65 BS CP-5Runout side B
T 1 ECM - 106̶4̶/65 - C -1 1065 STERLINGRunout side C
ECM 1064/65 DS CP-4Runout side D
P ST-ECM 1064-65-ARunout side A
P ST-ECM 1064-65-BXRunout side B
ECM-2(strike thru)-1064CS CP6Runout side C
P ECM-1064-D-6 STERLING D PRunout side D
PXT ECM 1064/(65)(scratched out) -A-CP-7 1Side 1 etched except last 1 stamped
T1 ECM 1064/(65)(scratched out)-B-1 CSide 2 etched except C stamped
T1 ECM (1064-65)(crossed) 1065 C-3 A4Side 3 etched except A stamped
PXT (ECM 1065 D-6)(scratched out) ECM 1064/5D-6 ECM 1065-D 57Side 4 etched except 57 stamped
G V 〄Ⓑ PA - 6053A 142 IX ASide A runout, stamped
PA 6053B 171 ✢Side B runout, stamped
〄Ⓑ PA 6054A 131※※※※ TUW※ASide C runout, stamped
G PA - 6054B 191 ✢Side D runout, stamped
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 | ECM Records ECM 1064/65 STLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | Japan | ECM Records PA-6053~54First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | ECM Records PA-6053~54 / Trio Records PA-6053~54First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | ECM Records ECM 1064/65First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | ECM Records ECM 1064/65First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | ECM Records ECM 1064/65First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | ECM Records ECM 1064/65First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | ECM Records ECM 1064/65 STFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | ECM Records ECM 1064/65 STLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | ECM Records ECM 1064/65 STLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Germany | ECM Records ECM 1064/65 STLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | ECM Records ECM 1064/65 STLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | ECM Records ECM 1064/65 STLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | ECM Records ECM 2-1064LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | ECM Records ECM 2-1064LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brazil | ECM Records 58.033 / ECM Records 58.034LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Germany | ECM Records ECM 1064/65 STLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Yugoslavia | ECM Records ECM 1064/65 ST / PGP RTB ECM 1064/65 STLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Brazil | ECM Records 2641 064LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Japan | ECM Records 38MJ 3297/8LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Japan | ECM Records 38MJ 3297/8LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, White Label, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, White Label, Stereo · Promo |
| 1984 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | AMIGA 8 56 056/057LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1984 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | AMIGA 8 56 056/057LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Spain | ECM Records ECM 1064/65 STLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | AMIGA 8 56 056/057 / AMIGA 8 56 056-057LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Brazil | ECM Records 2641 064 / Barclay 2641 064LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1986 | Germany | ECM Records ECM 1064/65 ST / ECM Records 2641 064LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Brazil | ECM Records 2641064 / Barclay 2641064LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | South Korea | ECM Records ECM 1064/65 STLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | AMIGA 8 56 056/057 / AMIGA 8 56 056-057LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Europe | ECM Records ECM 1064/65 / ECM Records ECM 1064/65 STLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2010 | Germany | ECM Records ECM 1064/65 / ECM Records ECM 1064/65 STLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2015 | US | ECM Records ECM 1064/65 / ECM Records 272 7888LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Worldwide | ECM Records ECM 1064/65 / ECM Records 780 3132LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | ECM Records ECM 1064/65 STLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | ECM Records ECM 1064/65 ST / ECM Records 2301 064LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | ECM Records ECM 1064/65 STLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | ECM Records 27 690-7LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Special Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Special Edition · Club edition |
| ? | Germany | ECM Records ECM 1064/65 ST / ECM Records 2641 064LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | ECM Records ECM 1064/65 ST / ECM Records 2641 064LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | ECM Records ECM 1064/65 STLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | ECM Records ECM 1064/65 ST / ECM Records 2641 064LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | ECM Records ECM 1064/65 STLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | ECM Records ECM 1064/65 STLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | ECM Records ECM 1064/65 ST / ECM Records 2641 064LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | ECM Records ECM 1064/65 ST / ECM Records ECM 1064/65LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | ECM Records ECM 1064/65 STLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| ? | Germany | ECM Records ECM 1064/65 STLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | ECM Records 1064/65LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
60 vinyl pressings of The Köln Concert are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1975 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in Germany, US, Japan. One of them is ECM Records ECM 1064/65 ST, released November 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ECM 1064/65 ST, ECM 1064/65, PA-6053~54) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-ECM 1064-65-A and ST-ECM 1064-65-B. 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.
