Vinyl pressings
by Sonny Rollins · 1975
Nucleus 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.
7 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
S M-9064-A -1B [eyebrows symbol] SX HSide A runout, etched, variant 1
1S M-9064-B -1B [eyebrows symbol] XS #2Side B runout, etched, variant 1
2 S M9064A [eyebrows symbol] 1B SX #2Side A runout, etched, variant 2
1 S M9064B-1B [eyebrows symbol] SX CSide B runout, etched, variant 2
Ƨ M-9064-A -1B ⌢ . . ⌢ A 1Side A runout, etched
1 Ƨ M-9064-A -1B ⌢ . . ⌢ A 3Side B runout, etched
M-9064-ASide A label
M-9064-BSide B label
S M 9064A-1B ⌢..⌢ SXSide A runout, etched
Ƨ SXs M9064B-1B ⌢..⌢ T #2 BSide B runout, etched
M-9064-ASide A label
M-9064-BSide B label
BLPS 19228-ASide A runout stamped
BLPS 19228-BSide B runout stamped
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 | Germany | Bellaphon BLPS 19228 / Milestone BLPS 19228First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Milestone M-9064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Milestone SMJ-6117First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Milestone SMJ-6117First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Milestone M-9064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Milestone M-9064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Milestone M-9064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Milestone 2C066-97286LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Germany | Original Jazz Classics OJC 620 / Milestone M-9064LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1991 | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-620 / Milestone M-9064LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Milestone VIJ-4021LP, Album | LP, Album |
11 vinyl pressings of Nucleus are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1975 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, Germany, Japan. One of them is Milestone M-9064.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M-9064, BLPS 19228, SMJ-6117) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S M-9064-A -1B [eyebrows symbol] SX H and 1S M-9064-B -1B [eyebrows symbol] XS #2. 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.
