Vinyl pressings
by Ornette Coleman · 1967
An Evening With Ornette Coleman was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 2 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.
2 ℗ 1967 B7 ◊V 623246 A-1 5 4Side A (stamped)
3 ℗ 1967 B7 ◊V 623246 B-2 5 3Side B (stamped)
2 ℗ 1967 C7 ◊V 623247 A-1 5 3Side C (stamped)
2 ℗ 1967 C7 ◊V 623247 = 2 B-1 5(unrec’d) 3Side D (stamped)
1 ℗1967 B7 V 623246 A Made In Germany A7Runout A
1 ℗1967 B 7 V 623246 B Made In Germany A7Runout B
1 ℗1967 C7 V 623247 A Made In Germany A7Runout C
1 ℗1967 C7 V 623247 = 2 Made In Germany B7Runout D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Europe | International Polydor Production 623 246/247First yearLP, Album, Box Set | LP, Album, Box Set |
| 1967 | Germany | International Polydor Production 623 246/247First yearLP, Album, Box Set | LP, Album, Box Set |
| 1967 | Germany | International Polydor Production 623 246/247LP, Album, Test Pressing, Box Set · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Box Set · Test pressing |
| 1968 | Japan | Polydor SMP-9022LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Japan | Polydor MP-9022 (1-2)LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Japan | Polydor SMP-9022 (1~2)LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Germany | Freedom 28 427-3 Z/1-2 / Spiegelei 28 427-3 ZLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | Germany | Freedom 28 427-3 Z/1-2 / Spiegelei 28 427-3 Z/1-2LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | US | Arista AL 1900 / Freedom AL 1900LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | US | Arista AL 1900 / Freedom AL 1900LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Arista AL 1900 / Freedom AL 1900LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | France | Arista 511017 (AL 1900) / Freedom 511017 (AL 1900)LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Germany | Tobacco Road B/2510LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Italy | Fabbri Editori GdJ 11LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Brazil | Abril CulturalLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Italy | Fabbri Editori GdJ 11LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | Japan | Freedom 25BLL-3008 9LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | International Polydor Production 623 246/247 / Polydor 623 246/247LP, Album, Box Set, Reissue | LP, Album, Box Set, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of An Evening With Ornette Coleman are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1967 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in Europe, Germany. One of them is International Polydor Production 623 246/247.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 623 246/247) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2 ℗ 1967 B7 ◊V 623246 A-1 5 4 and 3 ℗ 1967 B7 ◊V 623246 B-2 5 3. 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.
