Vinyl pressings
by The Dave Brubeck Quartet · 1976
25th Anniversary Reunion 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.
3 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 2 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.
AM SP 727 CRC 51 SX B A2 DSide 1 Runout Etched
AM SP 728 IND 2 1/ DSide 2 Runout Etched
A+M SP 727 CRC S1 E1 1S SXTSide 1 Runout Etched, variant 2
A+M SP 728 CRC S1 SXT C11 1SSide 2 Runout Etched, variant 2
p HZSP727 Pl ADeadwax, Side A
p HZSP728-Pl 2Deadwax, Side B
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 | Colombia | A&M Records AM 5138First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Horizon SP-714 / A&M Records SP-714First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Horizon SP-714 / A&M Records SP-714First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Australia | Horizon L 36174 / Horizon SP-714LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Brazil | Horizon XHOL - 39017LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Canada | A&M Records SP-714LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | A&M Records SP-714LP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Canada | A&M Records SP-714LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Horizon SP-714 / A&M Records SP-714LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | A&M Records 985 056 / Horizon 985 056LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Horizon 28 239 ITLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Horizon 28 239 ITLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Horizon GP 3514 / A&M Records GP 3514LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Horizon GP 3514 / A&M Records GP 3514LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Horizon L 36174 / Horizon SP-714LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Germany | Horizon 28239 ITLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
22 vinyl pressings of 25th Anniversary Reunion are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1976 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, Colombia. One of them is Horizon SP-714.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-714, AM 5138) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AM SP 727 CRC 51 SX B A2 D and AM SP 728 IND 2 1/ D. 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.
