Vinyl pressings
by Oscar Peterson · 1972
Reunion Blues was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 3 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.
25 0654 995 S1 2120 908 5 S1 1 ℗ 1972 B72 ◇G BA side stamped (Variant 1)
25 0654 995 S2 2120 908 5 S2 1 ℗ 1972 B72 ◇G DB side stamped (Variant 1)
25 0654 995 S1 2120 908 5 S1 C1 ℗ 1972 B72 ◇GA side stamped (Variant 2)
25 0654 995 S2 2120 908 5 S2 1 ℗ 1972 B72 ◇G BB side stamped (Variant 2)
25 0654 995 S1 2120 908 5 S1 ℗ 1972 B72 ◇GA side stamped
0654 995 -2 S2 2120 908 5 Sx2 ℗ 1972 320B side stamped
MX171904Label A plus etched on runout
MX171905Label B plus etched on runout
(p) 1972 B72 oG 25 0654 995 S1 2120908 5 S!
25 0654 995 S1 2120908 5 S1Side A, printed matrix, part 1
P [circled] 1972 B72 [Diamond]GSide A, printed matrix, part 2
2Side A, printed matrix, part 3
Made in SwitzerlandSide A, printed matrix, part 4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Germany | MPS Records 21 20908-5 / MPS Records 21 20908-3First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | MPS Records 21 20908-5 / BASF 21 20908-5First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Germany | MPS Records 21 20908-5 / MPS Records 21 20908-3First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Italy | BASF 21 20908-Z / MPS Records 21 20908-ZFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Switzerland | BASF 21 20908-5 / MPS Records 21 20908-5First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | MPS Records 21 20908-3 / BASF 21 20908-3LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | MPS Records 21 20908-3 / BASF 21 20908-3LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | MPS Records YZ-32-MPLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | South Africa | BASF BFL.3006LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | MPS Records MB 20908 / BASF MB-20908LP, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1973 | US | MPS Records MB 20908 / BASF MB-20908LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1973 | US | MPS Records MB 20908 / BASF MB-20908LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | MPS Records MB 20908 / BASF MB-20908LP | LP |
| 1973 | US | MPS Records MB 20908 / BASF MB-20908LP | LP |
| 1973 | US | MPS Records MB 20908 / BASF MB-20908LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | MPS Records UPS-2134-PLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Spain | MPS Records JS-020 / CFE JS-020LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Pausa Records PR 7099LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Germany | MPS Records 817 490-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | MPS Records MPS 15320LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Brazil | MPS Records MDLP-12358LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | MPS Records UXP-16-P / BASF UXP-16-PLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Portugal | MPS Records MPS 15320 / Dargil MPS 15320LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | MPS Records 30.200020 / CFE 30.200020LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
34 vinyl pressings of Reunion Blues are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1972 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in Germany, Italy, Switzerland. One of them is MPS Records 21 20908-5.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 21 20908-5, 21 20908-Z) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 25 0654 995 S1 2120 908 5 S1 1 ℗ 1972 B72 ◇G B and 25 0654 995 S2 2120 908 5 S2 1 ℗ 1972 B72 ◇G D. 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.
