Vinyl pressings
by Ray Charles · 1975
Renaissance was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 14 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.
CR-9005 A △19835 (2) [MR logo] TML-SRunout side A
CR-9005 B △19835-X (3) [MR logo] TML-SRunout side B
CR-9005-ALabel side A
CR-9005-BLabel side B
CR-9005AEtched A Side
TML-OStamped A Side
CR-9005-B JCBEtched B Side
TML-MStamped B Side
CR-9005ARunout side A, etched
CR-9005BRunout side B, etched
TML-SSide A, machine-stamped
TML-MSide B, machine-stamped
CR-9005A TVCA TML-SA Side runout
CR-9005-B TML-M TVCAB Side runout
CR 9005 AA Side label
CR 9005-BB Side label
ACRZ-3632-1WRunout A, variant 1
ACRZ-3633-1WRunout B, variant 1
ACRZ-3632-1W M 1Runout A, variant 2
ACRZ-3633-1W N 1Runout B, variant 2
G-1800 3632Runout side A etched very faintly
GL-1800 3633Runout side B etched very faintly
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Argentina | London Records 8209First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Australia | London Records SAHA.7806First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | London Records LLS 4005-SFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Crossover Records CR 9005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Crossover Records 278.069 / Disques London 278.069 BFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | London Records 6.22 298First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | London Records SHUI 8485First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | London Records GP-158First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Japan | London Records GP-158First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | London Records SAH 6393First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Portugal | London Globe SLLG 801First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Spain | London Records TXS 3037 / Crossover Records TXS 3037First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | London Records SHU 8485First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Crossover Records CR 9005 / Crossover Records CR-9005First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Crossover Records CR 9005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
18 vinyl pressings of Renaissance are listed here, from 14 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, South Africa, Argentina and more. One of them is Crossover Records CR 9005.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CR 9005, SHU 8485, GL.1800, 8209) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CR-9005 A △19835 (2) [MR logo] TML-S and CR-9005 B △19835-X (3) [MR logo] TML-S. 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.
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