Vinyl pressings
by The Modern Jazz Quartet · 1974
In Memoriam 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.
16 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 10 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.
S \ LD 3001 40948-1B ᴛᴍʟ-s A4Side A, variant 1
S I LD3001 40949-1A ᴛᴍʟ-s A6Side B, variant 1
S X LD 3001 40948-1C ᴛᴍʟ-M A2Side A, variant 2
S X LD 3001 40948-1A ᴛᴍʟ-s B1Side B, variant 2
LD-1-3001-JW1 #1 0A
LD-2-3001-JW1 #1 0B
LD 3001 40948-1B TML-S ASide A runout etched, except TML-S stamped
I LD3001 40949-1B TML-M ASide B runout etched, except TML-M stamped
K-59650-1ASide A
K-59650-B1Side B
mx174338
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 | Unknown | Little David Records 90130-1-Y ST-LD-835356First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Australia | Little David Records LD 3001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Little David Records LD 3001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Little David Records LD 3001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Little David Records K 59650First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Little David Records 59650 (LD 3001) / Little David Records 59.650First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Greece | Little David Records LD 3001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Italy | Little David Records K 59650 / Little David Records LD 3001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Little David Records P-8508LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Little David Records P-8508LFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | South Africa | Little David Records LDC 3001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records HWBS 321-77 / Hispavox HWBS 321-77First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Little David Records K59650First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Little David Records LD 3001LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1974 | US | Little David Records LD 3001First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | US | Little David Records 90130-1-YLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Little David Records 90130-1-YLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Little David Records 790 130-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | Little David Records 0714 / Warner Bros. Records 0714LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Little David Records LD 3001LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
24 vinyl pressings of In Memoriam are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1974 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Little David Records LD 3001, released November 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LD 3001, 90130-1-Y ST-LD-835356, K59650, K 59650) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S \ LD 3001 40948-1B ᴛᴍʟ-s A4 and S I LD3001 40949-1A ᴛᴍʟ-s A6. 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.
