Vinyl pressings
by Keith Jarrett · 1974
Treasure Island was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. 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 1974, the album's first year, in 4 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-9274-A-3-1 KENDUN AAPRunout variant 1, side A
T1 AS-9274-B-2 KENDUN KENDUN A 1.0 BRunout variant 1, side B
T1 AS-9274-A-3-2 KENDUN BRunout variant 2, side A
T1 AS-9274-B-1 KENDUN B ARunout variant 2, side B
T1 AS-9274-A3 - 2 KENDUN BRunout side A, etched except KENDUN
T1 AS-9274-B - 2 KENDUN BRunout side B, etched except KENDUN
TI AS-9274-A3-2 B KENDUNRunout side A, etched/stamped, variant 1
TI AS-9274-B-1 B KENDUNRunout side B, etched/stamped, variant 1
TI AS-9274-A3-1 A KENDUNRunout side A, etched/stamped, variant 2
TI AS-9274-B-1 B KENDUNRunout side B, etched/stamped, variant 2
IMPL 5030/1Side A
IMPL 5030/2Side B
95729-A- 19-7-74 ISide A Etched On Vinyl
95729-B- 19-7-74 ISide B Etched On Vinyl
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | France | Impulse! AS 9274First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Italy | ABC Impulse! IMPL 5030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Italy | Impulse! 3C 064-95729 / Impulse! AS-9274First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Impulse! IMP-88192 / ABC Records IMP-88192First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Impulse! AS-9274 / ABC Records AS-9274First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo, Quadraphonic · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo, Quadraphonic · Promo |
| 1974 | US | ABC Impulse! AS-9274First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1974 | US | Impulse! AS-9274 / ABC Records AS-9274First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | Canada | ABC Impulse! 9027-9274LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | Canada | Impulse! AS-9274 / ABC Records AS-9274LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | ABC Impulse! AS 9.274LP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1978 | Spain | ABC Impulse! 17.1360/0 / Mediterraneo 17.1360/0LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | Spain | ABC Impulse! 17.1360/0LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1978 | Japan | ABC Impulse! YX-8558-AILP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Impulse! YP-8539-AILP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Impulse! MCA-29045 / MCA Records MCA - 29045LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-29045 / Impulse! MCA-29045LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | France | Impulse! 204 285 / MCA Records 204 285LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Japan | Impulse! VIM-4643 / MCA Records VIM-4643LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | US | MCA Records MCA-39106 / Impulse! MCA-39106LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Impulse! 06007 53630488 / ABC Records 06007 53630488LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2016 | Europe | Universal Music Group International 06007 53630488LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | MCA Records MAS 9274LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | MCA Impulse! MCA-29045 / MCA Records MCA - 29045LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | South Africa | MCA Records ATRT 6004 / Impulse! ATRT 6004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | South Africa | MCA Records GSL 179LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records AS-9274LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-29045 / Impulse! MCA-29045LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Impulse! AS-9274 / ABC Records AS-9274LP, Album, Reissue, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Reissue, Quadraphonic |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-29045 / MCA Impulse! 29045LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
29 vinyl pressings of Treasure Island are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1974 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, France, Italy, Japan. One of them is Impulse! AS-9274, released June 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AS-9274, AS 9274, IMPL 5030, 3C 064-95729) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 AS-9274-A-3-1 KENDUN AAP and T1 AS-9274-B-2 KENDUN KENDUN A 1.0 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.
