Vinyl pressings
by McCoy Tyner · 1973
Song For My Lady 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.
12 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.
MSP 9044A ℗ 1972 MILESTONE SONSide A, etched
MSP 9044B ℗ 1972 MILESTONE SONSide B, etched
MSP—9044—ASide A center label matrix
MSP—9044—BSide B center label matrix
MSP 9044-A /AA
MSP 9044-B /AB
MSP 9044-A IA T SX C2Side A etched variant 1
MSP 9044-B IA T BI XSSide B etched variant 1
MSP 9044-A IA T SX C5Side A etched variant 2
MSP 9044-B IA T B7 XSSide B etched variant 2
\ MSP 9044-A-1A SX DSide A, etched, variant 1
\ MSP 9044-B 1A SX CSide B, etched, variant 1
\ MSP 9044-A-1A SXSide A, etched, variant 2
\ MSP 9044-B 1A SX CSide B, etched, variant 2
T I M9044A -2 FML92077 A MP. CRPTH#1Runout Side 1 etched
T I M9044B -3 ︵..︵ FML92777 {etched initials} PMPCRPTH#1Runout Side 2 etched
MSP 9044-A 1A 7B ᴘ SX 1Runout side A
MSP 9044-B 1A SX 9C / ᴘRunout side B
MSP-9044-ALabel side A
MSP-9044-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Japan | Milestone SMJ-6001 / Milestone MSP 9044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Milestone SMJ-6001 / Milestone MSP 9044First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Japan | Milestone SMJ-6001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | South Africa | Milestone MSC 6058First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | South Africa | Milestone MSL 6058First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Milestone MSP 9044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Milestone MSP 9044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Milestone MSP 9044First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Milestone MSP 9044 / Milestone 9044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Milestone MSP 9044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Milestone MSP 9044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Milestone MSP 9044 / Milestone 9044First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Spain | Milestone M.M-40059-SLP | LP |
| 1975 | Italy | Milestone MSM 9044 / Milestone 9044LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Italy | Milestone HBS 6103LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-313 / Milestone MSP-9044LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | South Korea | Yeh Eum Records YFJL-683 / Original Jazz Classics OJC-313LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
17 vinyl pressings of Song For My Lady are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1973 and 1994.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Japan, South Africa. One of them is Milestone MSP 9044.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MSP 9044, SMJ-6001, MSC 6058, MSL 6058) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MSP 9044A ℗ 1972 MILESTONE SON and MSP 9044B ℗ 1972 MILESTONE SON. 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.
