Vinyl pressings
by The Modern Jazz Quartet · 1975
The Last Concert was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 8 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-753315-B (PR)PSide A runout etched, variant 1
ST-A-753317-B ATGP PRPSide B runout etched, variant 1
ST-A-753318-B ATGP PRPSide C runout etched, variant 1
ST-A-753316-C ATGP (PR)PSide D runout etched, variant 1
ST-A-753315-BB AT/GP (MR) △19873(1) PRVariant 1 Runout Side A
ST-A-53316BB AT/GP (MR) △19873-X (2) PRVariant 1 Runout Side D
ST-A753317BB AT/GP (MR) △19874(1) PRVariant 1 Runout Side B
ST A 753318BB AT/GP ST-A-753318-BB (MR) △19874-X(1) PRVariant 1 Runout Side C
(ST-A-753315-SP)Label Side A
(ST-A-753316-SP)Label Side D
(ST-A-753317-SP)Label Side B
(ST-A-753318-SP)Label Side C
ST-A-753315-BBB-1 AT/GP PRCRunout, Side A etched
ST-A 753317BBB-1 AT/GP PRCRunout, Side B etched
ST-A 753318BBB AT/GP-1 ST-A-753318 PRCRunout, Side C etched
ST-A-753316BBB-11 AT/GP-1 PRCRunout, Side D etched
ST-A-753315-BRunout, side A
ST-A-753317BRunout, side B
ST-A-753318-BRunout, side C
ST-A-753316BRunout, side D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Atlantic SD 2-909First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Australia | Atlantic SD 2-909First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Atlantic 2SD 909First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | Canada | Atlantic 2SD 909First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Atlantic 2SD 909First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Colombia | Atlantic 23(7071)00249First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 60 098First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Atlantic P-5177-8AFirst yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | Mexico | Atlantic GWEA-5176/77First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | Mexico | Atlantic L2WA-5176First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | UK | Atlantic K 60098First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | UK | Atlantic K 60098First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic SD 2-909First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic QD 2-909First yearLP, Quadraphonic | LP, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic SD 2-909LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Atlantic FCPA 1062LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | Atlantic FCPA 1063LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 60 098LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | Atlantic P-6321-2A / Atlantic P-6321ALP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | South Africa | Atlantic ATD 11815LP, Album | LP, Album |
27 vinyl pressings of The Last Concert are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1975 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 2-909.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 2-909, QD 2-909, K 60098, 2SD 909) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-753315-B (PR)P and ST-A-753317-B ATGP PRP. 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.
