Vinyl pressings
by Michael Tilson Thomas · 1982
Gershwin Live! was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 8 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.
MAL-37277-1A COLUMBIA NYVariant 1 - Side A Runout
MBL 37277-1C COLUMBIA NYVariant 1 - Side B Runout
p P MBL 37277-1C I COLUMBIA NY AVariant 2 - Side A Runout
p o MAL-37277-1A I COLUMBIA NY CVariant 2 - Side B Runout
MAL-37277-1D COLUMBIA NY T1 A4Side A Runout
MBL 3727-1D COLUMBIA NY T1 BSide B Runout
AL-37277-1A-2HZK: DM-1Side A runout
BL37277 1B-2HZK DM-1Side B runout
AL-37.277Label Side A
BL-37.277Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Argentina | CBS 20379First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Brazil | CBS 225069First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | CBS 73650First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Netherlands | CBS 73650First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | New Zealand | CBS Masterworks SBR 236 065First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | CBS FM 37277 / CBS 37277First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | CBS FM 37277 / CBS 37277First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Venezuela | CBS JZ-20.041First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Canada | CBS FM 37277First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 2598LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Portugal | CBS 73650LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Spain | CBS 73650LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | CBS FM 37277 / FM FM 37277LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Gershwin Live! are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1982 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, Canada, Argentina, Brazil and more. One of them is CBS FM 37277.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FM 37277, 20379, 225069, 73650) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MAL-37277-1A COLUMBIA NY and MBL 37277-1C COLUMBIA NY. 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.
