Vinyl pressings
by Merl Saunders · 1973
Live At Keystone 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.
13 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
I A1 F-79002-A-2 [TLC]A-side runout
I A1 F-79002-B-1 [TLC] 10-2-73B-side runout
I B1 F-79002-C-1 [TLC]C-side runout
I 1 A1 F-79002-D - 1 [TLC]D-side runout
F-79002-A [TLC]Side A - Runout
F-79002-B [TLC]Side B - Runout
F-79002-C [TLC]Side C - Runout
F-79002-D [TLC]Side D - Runout
F-79002-A [TLC] 9-10-73 HSide A runout
F-79002-B [TLC] 9-10-73 HSide B runout
F-79002-C [TLC] 9-10-73 HSide C runout
F-79002-D [TLC] 9-10-73 HSide D runout
P F-79002-A [TLC] 9-10-73 1.15 A1A (H scribbled out)Side A - Runout variant 1
P F-79002-B [TLC]Side B - Runout variant 1
P F-79002C-(1 circled) 1A SSide C - Runout variant 1
P F-79002 D (6 circled) S1 XSTSide D - Runout variant 1
F-79002-A [TLC] HA-Side runout, variant 1
F-79002-B [TLC] HB-Side runout, variant 1
F-79002-C [TLC] HC-Side runout, variant 1
F-79002-D [TLC] HD-Side runout, variant 1
F-7900-A-2 TLC I A2Runout, Side A - see notes
F-79002-B-3 TLC 9-10-73 H IRunout, Side B - see notes
F-79002-C 2 TLC 9-10-73 HRunout, Side C - see notes
F-79002-D RE1 TLC 9-10-73 H IRunout, Side D - see notes
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 | France | Fantasy 6008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Bellaphon BDA 7503 / Fantasy BDA 7503First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Fantasy LFP-93121BFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | Fantasy LFP-93121BFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Fantasy F-79002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Fantasy F-79002First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Fantasy F-79002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Fantasy F-79002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Fantasy F-79002-1 DJFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Fantasy F-79002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Fantasy F-79002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Fantasy F-79002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Fantasy F-79002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Fantasy F-79002LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Fantasy VIP-9531~2LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | US | Fantasy F-79002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | US | Fantasy F-79002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2012 | US | Fantasy F-79002LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Fantasy F-79002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Fantasy F-79002LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Fantasy F-79002LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Fantasy F-79002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
23 vinyl pressings of Live At Keystone are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1973 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, France, Germany, Japan. One of them is Fantasy F-79002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F-79002, F-79002-1 DJ, 6008, BDA 7503) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, I A1 F-79002-A-2 [TLC] and I A1 F-79002-B-1 [TLC] 10-2-73. 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.
