Vinyl pressings
by Sonny Rollins · 1972
Next Album 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.
10 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
MSP 9042 A Milestone Ⓟ 1972 Audiofidelity SON REHRunout, side A etched
MSP 9042 B Milestone Ⓟ 1972 Audiofidelity SON REHRunout, side B etched
MSP 9042-AMatrix print label A
MSP 9042-AMatrix print label B
MSP 9042-A 1A A3 s 1Runout side A, etched (Variant 1)
MSP 9024-B 1A A4 1 sRunout side B, etched (Variant 1)
MSP 9042-A 1A Sx C:Runout side A, etched (Variant 2)
MSP 9024-B 1A BRunout side B, etched (Variant 2)
MSP 9042-A-1 A8 T1Side A runout
MSP 9042-B-2 A5 TSide B runout
MSP 9042-ASiide A label
MSP 9042-ASide B label
MSP 9042A MILESTONE Ⓟ1972AUDIOFIDELITY SONA side runout, etched
MSP 9042B MILESTONE Ⓟ1972AUDIOFIDELITY SONB side runout, etched
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 | France | Milestone 2C 062 - 93.939First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Milestone SMJX-10144First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Milestone VIJ-4024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Milestone SMJX-10144First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Japan | Milestone SMJX-10144 / Milestone MSP 9042First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Milestone MSP9042 / Milestone MSP 9042First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Milestone MSP 9042First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Milestone MSP 9042First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Milestone MSP9042 / Milestone MSP 9042First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Milestone MSP 9042LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1972 | US | Milestone MSP9042 / Milestone MSP 9042First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Spain | Milestone HMIS 861-01LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Italy | Milestone MSM 9042LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Milestone SMJ-6230LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Spain | Milestone 130 222 / Milestone (30) 130 222LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-312 / Milestone MSP 9042LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Milestone MSP 9042LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Next Album are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1972 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, France, Japan, Netherlands. One of them is Milestone MSP 9042.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MSP 9042, MSP9042, 2C 062 - 93.939, SMJX-10144) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MSP 9042 A Milestone Ⓟ 1972 Audiofidelity SON REH and MSP 9042 B Milestone Ⓟ 1972 Audiofidelity SON REH. 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.
