Vinyl pressings
by The Modern Jazz Quartet · 1967
Live At The Lighthouse was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year. 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-671033-AA (NB) ⌈ƹ T—1 / ∆10620 / ⋮ƷRunout, side A
ST-A-671034-AA (NB) ⌈ƹ D—1 / ∆10620-X / ⋮ƷRunout, side B
ST-A-671033-MOLabel, side A
ST-A-671034-MOLabel, side B
ST-A-671033-A LW AT ⋮ƷA-Side Runout Etching
ST-A-671034-A LW AT ⋮ƷB-Side Runout Etching
ST-A-671033Label, side A
ST-A-671034Label, side B
A-12567-A LW AT WSide A, etched
A-12568-A LW AT WSide B, etched
A-12567Side A Label
A-12568Side B Label
ST-A-671033 AT LW ⋮ƷRunout, side A
ST-A-671034 A LW ⋮ƷRunout, side B
ST-A-671033Label, side A
ST-A-671034Label, side B
A-12567-1A CTRunout side A stamped ['CT' etched]
A-12568-1A CTRunout side B stamped ['CT' etched]
A-12567CTLabel side A
A-12568CTLabel side B
A-12567-AA LW AT ∆10664 WRunout, side A
A-12568-AA LW AT ∆10664-X WRunout, side B
A-12567-MOLabel, side A
A-12568-MOLabel, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | US | Atlantic SD 1486First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic 1486First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic SD 1486First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic 1486First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic SD 1486First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic 1486First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic 1486First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic SD 1486First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Japan | Atlantic P-6104ALP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic SD 1486LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-090LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1486LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1486 / Atlantic 1486LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Live At The Lighthouse are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1967 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US. One of them is Atlantic SD 1486.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 1486, 1486) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-671033-AA (NB) ⌈ƹ T—1 / ∆10620 / ⋮Ʒ and ST-A-671034-AA (NB) ⌈ƹ D—1 / ∆10620-X / ⋮Ʒ. 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.
