Vinyl pressings
by Thelonious Monk · 1975
Live In Paris Part 1 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.
1 pressing came out in 1975, 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.
THL-7175-1-A-1 44-4 3-77T "house" symbol 1-A-1Side A etched
THL-7176-3-A-3 44-4 3-77A2 "house" symbol 3-A-3Side B etched
THL-7175Side A Label
THL-7176Side B Label
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 | Japan | BYG Records YX-2044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Affinity AFF 20LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Italy | Affinity FA 10LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Japan | Affinity RJL-3003LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Spain | Affinity L6-AF104 / Auvi L6-AF104LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Portugal | Affinity PAFF-20LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Portugal | Yes To Jazz 10051LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | Brazil | Golden Jazz LP 7004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | Mexico | Peerless PE 20047-7LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Affinity AFF 20LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
10 vinyl pressings of Live In Paris Part 1 are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1975 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in Japan. One of them is BYG Records YX-2044.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use YX-2044) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, THL-7175-1-A-1 44-4 3-77T "house" symbol 1-A-1 and THL-7176-3-A-3 44-4 3-77A2 "house" symbol 3-A-3. 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.
