Vinyl pressings
by Terje Rypdal · 1978
Waves was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
2301 110 S1 320 1 1Side A Runout, Variant 1
2301 110 S2 320 H 1Side B Runout, Variant 1
2301 110 S1 320 1A FSide A Runout, Variant 2
2301 110 S2 320 1 ISide B Runout, Variant 2
2301 110 S1 320 1 1Side A, stamped in runout-groove
2301 110 S2 320 H 1Side B, stamped in runout-groove
ECM-1-1110-AS-CP-6 1 MASTERDISKSide 1
ECM-1-1110-BS-CP-3 MASTERDISK A3Side 2
ECM-1-1110-AS-CP-6 MASTERDISK D V PA runout
ECM-1-1110-BS-CP-3 MASTERDISK V PB runout
ECM-1-1110-AS MASTERDISK 1Variant 2 Side A stamped/etched
ECM-1-1110-BS MASTERDISK 1Variant 2 Side B stamped/etched
ECM-1-1110-ASA
ECM-1-1110-BSB
PAP 9098A 111 NSide A, stamped in runout-groove
PAP 9098B 111Side B, stamped in runout-groove
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Canada | ECM Records ECM 1-1110First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | ECM Records ECM 1110 / ECM Records 1110 STFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | ECM Records ECM 1110 / ECM Records 2301 110First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Japan | ECM Records PAP-9098 / Trio Records PAP-9098First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | ECM Records ECM-1-1110First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | ECM Records ECM 1110 / ECM Records 2310 586First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Japan | ECM Records 28MJ 3510LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Germany | ECM Records ECM 1110 / ECM Records 478 1119LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | ECM Records ECM 1-1110LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | ECM Records ECM 1-1110LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
10 vinyl pressings of Waves are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1978 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Germany, US, Canada, Japan. One of them is ECM Records ECM 1110.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ECM 1110, ECM-1-1110, ECM 1-1110, PAP-9098) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2301 110 S1 320 1 1 and 2301 110 S2 320 H 1. 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.
