Vinyl pressings
by Miles Davis · 1985
At Last! was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1985, the album's first year. 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.
P-M м C 7645 A2Side A runout, variant 1
P-MP м C 7645 B2Side B runout, variant 1
P-M м C 7645 A2Side A runout, variant 2
P-MP м C 7645 B1Side B runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | France | Contemporary Records 68610LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1985 | Italy | Contemporary Records NM 3015LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1985 | Japan | Contemporary Records P-13149LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1985 | Japan | Contemporary Records P-13149LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1985 | UK | Boplicity Records COP 001 / Contemporary Records COP 001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | UK | Contemporary Records COP 001 / Boplicity Records COP 001LP, Album, Reissue, White Label | LP, Album, Reissue, White Label |
| 1985 | US | Contemporary Records C-7645First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Germany | Original Jazz Classics OJC 480 / Contemporary Records C-7645LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1990 | US | Contemporary Records OJC 480LP, Album, Remastered | LP, Album, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe | Cornbread Records CRNBR16028LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Original Jazz Classics OJC 480 / Contemporary Records C-7645LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| ? | Germany | Contemporary Records C-7645LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of At Last! are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1985 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US. One of them is Contemporary Records C-7645.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C-7645) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P-M м C 7645 A2 and P-MP м C 7645 B2. 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.
