Vinyl pressings
by Sonny Rollins · 1973
The Freedom Suite Plus was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1973, 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 47007-ARunout variant 1, side 1
MSP 47007-BRunout variant 1, side 2
MSP 47007-CRunout variant 1, side 3
MSP 47007-DRunout variant 1, side 4
MSP 47007-A RE-1 1B A1A side
MSP 47007-B 1C A3B side
MSP 47007-C 1A A4C side
MSP 47007-D 1A A4D side
MSP 47007-A RE-1 1A SX Cside A
MSP 47007-B 1C SXside B
XS MSP 47007-C 1B SXside C
MSP T XS 47007-D 1B SXside D
30 3 R2 MSP 47007 ASide 1
28.3 D3 MSP 47007 BSide 2
28.3 D1 MSP 47007 CSide 3
28.3 D1 MSP 47007 DSide 4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | France | Milestone M 47007First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Milestone 47007 / Milestone SDUT 23747First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | Milestone 47007 / Milestone Milestone 47007First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Milestone 47007 / Milestone MSP-47007LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, All Media, Compilation · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, All Media, Compilation · Mono |
| 1973 | US | Milestone 47007 / Milestone MSP-47007First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Milestone 47007 / Milestone MSP-47007First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1974 | Australia | Milestone L-45385LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | Spain | Milestone MM. 40-066/67 SLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Italy | Milestone HB 6061LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | France | Milestone 68.103LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, All Media, Compilation | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, All Media, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Milestone 47007 / Milestone M 47007LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered |
11 vinyl pressings of The Freedom Suite Plus are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1973 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, France, Netherlands. One of them is Milestone 47007.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 47007, M 47007) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MSP 47007-A and MSP 47007-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.
