Vinyl pressings
by Ornette Coleman · 1970
The Best Of Ornette Coleman was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1970, 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.
ST.A.701865-A A MO M7 AT △14652 GB MRunout Side A
ST.A.701866-A A MO T △14652-X AT GB MRunout Side B
ST-A-701865-MOLabel Side A
ST-A-701866-MOLabel Side B
ST.A.701865-A ATRunout Side A
ST.A.701866-A ATRunout Side B
ST-A-701865-PRLabel Side A
ST-A-701866-PRLabel Side B
ST-A 701865-1B CTH CP P VRunout side A
ST A701866-2A CTH I T P VRunout side B
ST-A-701865-PRLabel side A
ST-A-701866-PRLabel side B
ST A701865-1A CTH \ TRunout side A stamped, T etched
ST A701866-2A CTH \ TRunout side B stamped, T etched
ST-A-701865 CTHLabel side A
ST-A-701866 CTHLabel Side B
ST.A.701865-A A M7 AT GB WRunout Side A
ST.A.701866-A AT GB WRunout Side B
(ST-A-701865RI)Label Side A
(ST-A-701866RI)Label Side B
ST.A.701865-A AT aB wRunout Side A
ST.A.701866-A AT aB wRunout Side B
ST-A-701865 PRLabel Side A
ST-A-701866 PRLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Atlantic SD 1558First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1970 | France | Atlantic 940031First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | France | Atlantic 30013 (1558)First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Italy | Atlantic ATS ST 05514First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic SD 1558First yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic SD 1558 / Atlantic 1558First yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic SD 1558First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic SD 1558First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic SD 1558First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic SD 1558First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic SD 1558First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | France | Atlantic 940031 / Atlantic 30 013 (1558)LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1979 | Austria | Atlantic 34 112 / Atlantic ATL 34 112LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue, Special Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue, Special Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Atlantic SD 1558 / Atlantic 1558LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1558LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1558LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
16 vinyl pressings of The Best Of Ornette Coleman are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1970 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Canada, France, Italy. One of them is Atlantic SD 1558, released June 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 1558, 940031, 30013 (1558), ATS ST 05514) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST.A.701865-A A MO M7 AT △14652 GB M and ST.A.701866-A A MO T △14652-X AT GB M. 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.
