Vinyl pressings
by Tommy Flanagan Trio · 1977
Montreux '77 was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 7 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.
2308-202 PP-2041 1S KENDUN A I A1CSide A runout
2308-202 PP-2042 1S A1 KENDUN A I CSide B runout
PP-2041Side A label
PP-2042Side B label
2308202 A // 3 420 04Side A runout
2308202 B // 1 420 04Side B runout
TX 2308-202-A-Side A, runout, hand etched
TX 2308-202-BSide B, runout, hand etched
2308-202-ASide A, label
2308-202-BSide B, label
2308-202 A T1 LRunout side A, stamped
2308-202 B T1 LRunout side B, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Canada | Pablo Live 2308 202 / Pablo Records 2308-202First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | France | Pablo Live 2308 202First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Pablo Live 2308 202First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Italy | Pablo Live 2308 202First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Pablo Live MTF 1806First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Pablo Live 2308 202First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Pablo Live 2308-202 / Pablo Live Deluxe 2308 202First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | World Record Club R 10386LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1989 | New Zealand | Pablo Live L210904 / Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-372-2LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-372 / Pablo Live 2308-202LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Pablo Live 2308 202LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Montreux '77 are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1977 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Pablo Live 2308-202.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2308-202, 2308 202, MTF 1806) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2308-202 PP-2041 1S KENDUN A I A1C and 2308-202 PP-2042 1S A1 KENDUN A I C. 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.
