Vinyl pressings
by Thad Jones & Mel Lewis · 1976
New Life (Dedicated To Max Gordon) was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 9 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.
T \ AM SP 713 T 2Runout side A, variant 1
T \ AM SP 714 T 2Runout side B, variant 1
T2 AM SP 713 T3Runout side A, variant 2
T1 AM SP 714 T 2Runout side B, variant 2
T \ AM SP 713 T 2Runout Side 1 etched
T \ AM SP 714 T 2Runout Side 2 etched
1AMLJ 707-A1Label A
1AMLJ 707-B1Label B
T1 AM SP 713 T2Side A, Runout
T AM SP 714 T1Side B, Runout
SP-713Side A, Label
SP-714Side B, Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Brazil | Horizon XHOL-39009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Horizon SP-707 / A&M Records SP-707First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Horizon SP-707 / A&M Records SP-707First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Canada | A&M Records SP-707First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | A&M Records 985 034 / Horizon 985 034First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Horizon 27 482 IT / A&M Records SP-707First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | Horizon 27 482-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Horizon GP 3506First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Horizon GP 3506First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | South Africa | Horizon AMLH 707First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Horizon AMLJ 707First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | A&M Records SP-707 / Horizon SP-707First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | A&M Records SP-707 / Horizon SP-707First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | France | A&M Records 985034 / Horizon 985034LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1977 | Spain | A&M Records 27482 - I / Horizon 27482 - ILP, Album | LP, Album |
17 vinyl pressings of New Life (Dedicated To Max Gordon) are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1976 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-707.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-707, AMLJ 707, XHOL-39009, 985 034) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T \ AM SP 713 T 2 and T \ AM SP 714 T 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.
