Vinyl pressings
by Ornette Coleman · 1962
Ornette On Tenor was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. 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 1962, 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.
A-11933-A 5 AT NSide A runout, variant 1
A-11934-B [anvil] AT [Sailor's cap] NSide B runout, variant 1
A-11933-A 4 AT NSide A runout, variant 2
A-11934-A 4 [Sailor's cap] AT N [Box with unreadable text]Side B runout, variant 2
ST-A-62441-A AT [Block-shaped "S"]Side A runout
ST-A-62442-A AT [Block-shaped "S"]Side B runout
ST-A-62441Side A label
ST-A-62442Side B label
LP - 011933 - X TSide A label
LP - 011934 - X TSide B label
11933Label, side A
11934Label, side B
ST-A-62441-A AT [Block-shaped "S"]Side A runout
ST-A-62442-A AT [Block-shaped "S"]Side B runout
STA-62441Side A label
STA-62442Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Canada | Atlantic AT 1394First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | Atlantic SD 1394First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Atlantic SD 1394 / Atlantic 1394First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Atlantic 1394First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1962 | US | Atlantic 1394First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Atlantic 1394First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | France | Atlantic 432.069 / Atlantic 432069LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1966 | US | Atlantic SD 1394LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Atlantic SD 1394LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Atlantic SD 1394LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Atlantic SD 1394LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Atlantic 1394LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Atlantic SD 1394LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Atlantic SD 1394LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1967 | Japan | Atlantic SMJ-7079 / Atlantic SAL 7035LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Japan | Atlantic P-6105A / Atlantic P.6105ALP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | Atlantic P-6105A / Atlantic 1394LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | Atlantic P-6105A / Atlantic P.6105ALP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | Mexico | Gamma GWEA 5160LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Atlantic SD-1394LP, Single Sided, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Single Sided, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1982 | South Africa | Atlantic ATL 1091LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | US | Atlantic 1394LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Argentina | Atlantic SD 1394 / Atlantic 1394LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2025 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records SCR-1394 / Atlantic SD-1394LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2025 | Germany | Atlantic SD 1394LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Atlantic 1394LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Atlantic 1394LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Italy | Atlantic 1394LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1394LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1394LP, Album, Mispress, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mispress, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Atlantic 1394LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic 1394 / Atlantic SD 1394LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1394LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1394LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic 1394 / Atlantic SD 1394LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
38 vinyl pressings of Ornette On Tenor are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1962 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, Canada. One of them is Atlantic 1394, released November 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1394, SD 1394, AT 1394) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A-11933-A 5 AT N and A-11934-B [anvil] AT [Sailor's cap] N. 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.
