Vinyl pressings
by Sarah Vaughan · 1972
Orchestra Arranged And Conducted By Michel Legrand 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.
7 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.
MRL-361-AVariant 1 Side 1 matrix
MRL-361-BVariant 1 Side 2 matrix
MRL-361-A 2 A PVariant 2 Side 1 matrix
MRL-361-B 1 A PVariant 2 Side 2 matrix
MRL-361-ASide A runout, etched
MRL-361-BSide B runout, etched
MRL-361-A 1A 6Side 1
MRL-361-B 1B A2 SSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Brazil | Mainstream Records MRL 361First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Mainstream Records MRL 361First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Mainstream Records MRL 361First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Mainstream Records MRL 361First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Mainstream Records MRL 361First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Mainstream Records MRL 361First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Mainstream Records MRL 361 / Mainstream Records SMAS-94412LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1972 | US | Mainstream Records MRL 361First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Mainstream Records UPS-574-ALP | LP |
| 1973 | Japan | Mainstream Records UPS-574-ALP | LP |
| 1973 | UK | Mainstream Records MSL 1006LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Mainstream Records MRL 361LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | US | Mainstream Records M10-02LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | Mainstream Records M10-02LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Japan | Mainstream Records 20EL5002LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | US | Jazz Heritage 913001HLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Mainstream Records MRL 361LP | LP |
| ? | France | Mainstream Records MRL 361LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | Mainstream Records ECPL-117-MSLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mainstream Records MRL 361LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
20 vinyl pressings of Orchestra Arranged And Conducted By Michel Legrand are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1972 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Brazil, Germany. One of them is Mainstream Records MRL 361.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MRL 361) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MRL-361-A and MRL-361-B. 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.
