Vinyl pressings
by The Art Ensemble Of Chicago · 1974
Fanfare For The Warriors was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. 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 1974, 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.
ST-A-743053-AA MR Δ18753(1) PRA-Side Runout
ST-A-743054-AA MR Δ18753-X(1) PRB-Side Runout
ST-A-743053-MOSide A label
ST-A-743054-MOSide B label
ST-A-743053 A PRSide A runout, variant 1, etched
ST-A-743054A PRSide B runout, variant 1, etched
ST-A-743053-A PRSide A runout, variant 2, etched
ST-A-743054A PRSide B runout, variant 2, etched
ST A 743053 AAA I-II PRC DSide A runout, etched
ST A 743054 AAA I-II D PRCSide B runout, etched
ST-A-743053 RISide A label
ST-A-743054 RISide B label
P-8495A1 4-XK 2-A-2 2 3 〄Side A runout, variant 1
P-8495A2 1-A-2 2 3 〄Side B runout, variant 1
P-8495A1 4-9K 2-A-1 2 〄Side A runout, variant 2
P-8495A2 1-A-1 2 〄Side B runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Italy | Atlantic K50038First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Atlantic P-8495AFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Japan | Atlantic P-8495AFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic SD 1651First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic SD 1651First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic SD 1651First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50 304LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1976 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 304LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1976 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 304LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1976 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 304LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1976 | Italy | Atlantic ATL 50 304LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Portugal | Atlantic 756 79 0046-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | Atlantic 90046-1 / Atlantic 7 90046-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Atlantic 90046-1 / Atlantic 7 90046-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | US | 4 Men With Beards 4M109LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
15 vinyl pressings of Fanfare For The Warriors are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1974 and 2001.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, Italy, Japan. One of them is Atlantic SD 1651.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 1651, K50038, P-8495A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-743053-AA MR Δ18753(1) PR and ST-A-743054-AA MR Δ18753-X(1) PR. 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.
