Vinyl pressings
by McCoy Tyner · 1973
Song Of The New World 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.
6 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.
XTI MSP-9049-I-IRunout side A variation 1
XTI MSP-9049-2-IRunout side B variation 1
TI MSP 9049-1-1 A2Runout side A variation 2
TI MSP-9049-2-I A4Runout side B variation 2
MSP-9049-1A side runout, etched
MSP-9049-2B side runout, etched
IMSP 9049-A /AEtched
MSP 9049-B-RE 1BEtched
1 MSP-9049-A 1ARunout side A, variant 1, etched
MSP-9049-B-RE 1BRunout side B, variant 1, etched
T| MSP-9049-1-1Runout side A, variant 2, etched
T| MSP-9049-2-1Runout side B, variant 2, etched
M 9049-A-1E A/BA Side Runout (variant 1)
M 9049-B-2E A/CB Side Runout (variant 1)
M 9049-A-1E A/CA Side Runout (variant 2)
M 9049-B-2E A/CB Side Runout (variant 2)
MSP-9049
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-6018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | Milestone M 9049 / Milestone M-9049First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Milestone MSP 9049First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Milestone MSP 9049First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Milestone MSP 9049First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Milestone MSP 9049First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | Milestone MSM 9049LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Milestone MSM 9049LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | Japan | Milestone CD4W-7115LP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1976 | US | Fantasy/Prestige/Milestone QuadraDisc FPM-4006LP, Album, Quadraphonic, Reissue | LP, Album, Quadraphonic, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-618 / Milestone MSP-9049LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Milestone MSP 9049 / Invictus MSP 9049LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Song Of The New World are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1973 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Japan. One of them is Milestone MSP 9049.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MSP 9049, M 9049, SMJ-6018) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XTI MSP-9049-I-I and XTI MSP-9049-2-I. 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.
