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how to tell on first pressing vinyl releases

I started some flea market and ebay searches and am perplexed on how to tell if an album is a first pressing release or a later release.

Also are less than 180 gram re-releases decent quality (think jazz reissues in the $10-15 range from Acoustic Sounds)

I did luck out on a two eye Brubeck Time Out and what appear to be first issue Jose Feliciano and Joni Mitchell discs.

thanks
Tom
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tennisdog200
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I have 2 pressings of one LP: one label is laminated and the other is not. Anyone know which one might have come first? The label color is also different but everything else is the same. Thanks!
casey33
260 posts
 
Get the book " The Record Label Guide for Domestic LPs " by Joe Lindsay.This is the reference book on dating LPs by label art.
casey33
260 posts
 
I found a site that shows some pages of the aforementioned book it is: http://www.recordranch.com/index.htm
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raytheprinter
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Stereophile did have an article explaining the writing on the dead wax.I think it was M.Fremer.Very good explanation!Does anyone know what issue that was?
mmakshak
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As I remember it, the number stamped between the end of the last song and the label can indicate is if it's a re-issue, if it has a - and then a number. BTW, there is some correlation between thickness and quality of recording, based on some original pressings(not speaking of audiophile re-issues here). For instance, "Elephant Mountain" by the Youngbloods has 3 different thicknesses. The thickest(earliest)sounds way better than the other 2 thinner ones. I've not seen this thickest one for sale anywhere.
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