Vinyl pressings
by Pat Metheny · 1979
New Chautauqua was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 5 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.
2301 131 S1 N14 320 1CSide A runout, variant 1
2301 131 S2=3 320 AQ VISide B runout, variant 1
2301 131 S1 N14 320 1ASide A runout, variant 2
2301 131 S2=2 N11 320 1ASide B runout, variant 2
ECM-1-1131-A MO#8 [(W) logo] 34700 JBA side runout, variant 1
ECM-1-1131 B3 GF #1 [(W) logo] 34700 MO#3B side runout, variant 1
ECM-1-1131A MO#8 #8 [(W) logo] 34700 JBA side runout, variant 2
ECM-1-1131 B3 GF #1 [(W) logo] 34700 MO#3B side runout, variant 2
ECM-1-1131 A2 MO2# #3 [(W) logo] 34700 JBSide A runout, variant 1
ECM-1-1131 B MO#7 #3 [(W) logo] 34700 JBSide B runout, variant 1
ECM-1-1131 A2 #7 [(W) logo] 34700 JBSide A runout, variant 2
ECM-1-1131 #8 [(W) logo] 34700 JBSide B runout, variant 2
ECM-1-1131-A4 #5 [W over M logo] 34700Side A runout, variant 1
ECM-11131-B5 [W over M logo]34700 #5Side B runout, variant 1
ECM-1-1131-A4 #4 [W over M logo] 34700 JBSide A runout, variant 2
ECM-1-1131-B5 [W over M logo] 34700 JB MO #2Side B runout, variant 2
ECM-1-1131-A4 #7 (w over m) 34700 MO#2Side A Runout, Variant 1
ECM-11131-B5 #4 (w over m) 34700 MO#4Side B Runout, Variant 1
ECM-1-1131-A4 #1 (w over m) 34700 MO#2Side A Runout, Variant 2
ECM-1-1131-B5 #1 (w over m) 34700 MO#2Side B Runout, Variant 2
ECM-1-1131 A3 #8 GF MO#4 [(W) logo] 34700A Side runout, variant 1
ECM-1-1131 B-4 AL #1 [(W) logo] 34700-B #L1B Side runout, variant 1
ECM-1-1131 A3 GF MO#4 #9 [(W) logo] 34700A Side runout, variant 2
ECM-1-1131 B-4 AL #4 MO#2 [W over M] 34700-BB Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Germany | ECM Records ECM 1131 / ECM Records 2301 131First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | ECM Records PAP-9151 / Trio Records PAP-9151First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | ECM Records PAP-9151 / ECM Records ECM 1131First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Spain | ECM Records ECM 1131 / ECM Records 2301 131First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | ECM Records ECM 1131 / ECM Records 2301 131First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Taiwan | ECM Records ECM-1-1131 / 黑白彈唱片First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | ECM Records ECM-1-1131First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | ECM Records ECM-1-1131LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | US | ECM Records ECM -1-1131First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | ECM Records ECM-1-1131First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | ECM Records ECM-1-1131First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | ECM Records ECM-1-1131First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | ECM Records ECM-1-1131First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | ECM Records ECM-1-1131First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Brazil | ECM Records 2301 131LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Spain | ECM Records ECM 1131 / ECM Records 2301 131LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Japan | ECM Records 25MJ 3314LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Brazil | ECM Records ECM 1131 / Barclay 2301 131LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1989 | Brazil | ECM Records 2301 131LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | South Korea | ECM Records SEL-RG 1212 / ECM Records 825 471-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Korea | Polydor SEL-RG 1212 / Polydor 825 471-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
21 vinyl pressings of New Chautauqua are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1979 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Germany, US, Japan, Spain and more. One of them is ECM Records ECM 1131.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ECM 1131, ECM-1-1131, ECM -1-1131, PAP-9151) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2301 131 S1 N14 320 1C and 2301 131 S2=3 320 AQ VI. 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.
