US
1975- Label and catalog number
- Fantasy F-9489
- Format
- LP, Album · Brown Label

Vinyl pressings
by Tony Bennett · 1975
The Tony Bennett Bill Evans Album 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.
17 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 9 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.
F 9489A-3 1 A1 [etched two horizontal lines w/ dot under each]Side 1
F 9489B 1 A1 [etched two horizontal lines w/ dot under each]Side 2
F 9489ARE2 [etched two horizontal lines w/ dot under each creating a gull] HRunout Side A
F 9489BRE2 [etched two horizontal lines w/ dot under each] HRunout Side B
F9489A-3 1 I ^1Side 1
F9489B 1 I ^1Side 2
F 9489ARE2 [etched two horizontal lines w/ dot under each]Side A etched
F 9489BRE2 [etched two horizontal lines w/ dot under each]Side B etched
F 9489A [etched two horizontal lines w/ dot under each creating a gull] HSide 1 Variant 1
F 9489Bbre2 [etched two horizontal lines w/ dot under each]Side 2 Variant 1
F9489A [etched two horizontal lines w/ dot under each creating a gull] HSide 1 Variant 2
F9489BRE2 [etched two horizontal lines w/ dot under each] HSide 2 Variant 2
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 | Argentina | Fantasy F-9489First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | Fantasy L 35696First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Fantasy 9160-9489First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Bellaphon Records BLPS 19226First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Fantasy SMJ-6115 / Fantasy SFAN-6003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Fantasy SMJ-6115First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Fantasy SMJ-6115First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | Philippines | Fantasy F-9489First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | South Africa | Fantasy FAC 9489First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Fantasy FT 527 / Fantasy 0C 062 ◦ 97317First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Fantasy F-9489First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Fantasy F-9489First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Fantasy F-9489First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Fantasy F-9489LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | US | Fantasy F-9489First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | Fantasy VIJ-4012 / Fantasy FAN-4012LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Brazil | Fantasy 811 776-13 / Fantasy 811 776-1 3LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Italy | Fantasy F-9489LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-117LP, Album, Remastered | LP, Album, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Germany | Original Jazz Classics OJC 439 / Fantasy F 9489LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1990 | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-439 / Fantasy F 9489LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | US | Analogue Productions AJAZ 9489 / Fantasy F-948912", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Worldwide | Craft Recordings CR00613 / Fantasy CR00613LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2026 | US | Analogue Productions AAPJ 207-45 / Fantasy F-948912", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Fantasy 5990LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Analogue Productions APR 3004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-439 / Fantasy F-9489LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Fantasy F-9489LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Fantasy F-9489LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue |
35 vinyl pressings of The Tony Bennett Bill Evans Album are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1975 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Fantasy F-9489.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F-9489, FT 527, L 35696, 9160-9489) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.