Vinyl pressings
by Big Brother & The Holding Company · 1968
Cheap Thrills was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
28 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 11 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.
Ƨ o 2 XSM 137375 -1B A5Runout A, variant 1
Ƨ o 1 XSM 137376 -1B A3Runout B, variant 1
S o 2 XSM 137375 -1AB A 26Runout A, variant 2
S 1 XSM 137376 -1B E 6Runout B, variant 2
o XSM 137375 -1CRunout side A, variant 1
o XSM 137376 -1CRunout side B, variant 1
XSM137375 -1DRunout side A, variant 2
XSM137376 -1ARunout side B, variant 2
S o XLP137373-1BSide 1, variant 1, stamped
o XLP137374-1BSide 2, variant 1, stamped
o XLP137373-1B / Ƨ A4Side 1, variant 2, stamped, etched Ƨ A4
o XLP137374-1B \ Ƨ B1Side 2, variant 2, stamped, etched Ƨ B1
XSM 137375 -1C A4 P oSide A, variant 1
XSM 137376 -1C A5 P o 1Side B, variant 1
XSM 137375 -1B A o ϧSide A, variant 2
XSM 137376 -1B B 1 P o 1Side B, variant 2
o XLP17373-1C T A1Runout, Side A stamped exc. T etched
o XLP17374-1C T D1Runout, Side B stamped exc. T etched
XLP 137373Label, Side A
XLP 137374Label, Side B
o XLP137373-1A P A1Side A runout
o XLP137374-1A P A3Side B runout
XLP 137373Side A label
XLP 137374Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | CBS SBP 233584First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | CBS BP 233584First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Canada | Columbia KCS 9700First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Columbia KCS 9700First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Columbia CS 9700 / Columbia KCS 9700First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Europe | CBS S 63392First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | France | CBS S 7-63392 / CBS S 63.392First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | France | CBS S 7-63392 / CBS S 63.392First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | CBS S 63 392 / CBS 63392First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | CBS S 63 392 / CBS 63392First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP 50030First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP 50030First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP 50030First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP 50030First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Netherlands | CBS S 63392First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Columbia KCS 9700LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1970 | Dominican Republic | CBS CLS-5312LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Mexico | CBS CL-5312LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Mexico | CBS CLS-5312LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Spain | CBS S-63392LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1970 | US | Columbia KCS 9700LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1970 | US | Columbia KCS 9700LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1970 | US | Columbia KCS 9700LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1971 | Venezuela | CBS CS-10.050LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Chile | CBS (S)LPC-37071LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPL 105LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | CBS S 63392 / CBS 63392LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Columbia KCS 9700LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | Europe | CBS CBS 63392 / CBS S 63392LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPN-74LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Columbia PC 9700LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Columbia PC 9700LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Columbia PC 9700LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Columbia PC 9700LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Spain | CBS S 63392LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | CBS CBS 32004 / CBS 32004LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Spain | CBS CBS 32004LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Yugoslavia | CBS 32004 / Suzy 32004LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | Spain | CBS CBS 32004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | Italy | CBS IGDA 1059/60 / DeAgostini IGDA 1059/60LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1989 | Spain | CBS CBS 32004 (PR)LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Brazil | Columbia 184.024/1-469020 / Columbia 184.024LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1999 | UK | Simply Vinyl SVLP 064LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1999 | UK | Simply Vinyl SVLP 064LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Columbia 88697 97824 1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2012 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP464 / Columbia KCS 9700LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2012 | US | Legacy 88691947991 / Columbia KCL 2900LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Numbered |
| 2013 | US | Columbia KCL 2900 / Columbia 88691947991LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2015 | Italy | Columbia KCS 9700LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 2-453 / Columbia 8887513972112", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2018 | Europe | Columbia 19075874991LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2018 | Italy | Columbia 07760421LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Italy | Columbia KCS 9700LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 2022 | Europe | Columbia COM 294LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Italy | Columbia COM 294LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Columbia KCS 9700LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Argentina | Columbia 80-589LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 233584LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 233584LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | CBS 137608 / Columbia 137.608LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | CBS 13608 / Discos CBS 13.608LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | CBS 13608 / Discos CBS 13.608LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | CBS 137608 / Discos CBS 137.608LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia PC 9700 / Columbia WPC 9700LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia KCS 9700LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia PC 9700LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32004LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS S 63392 / CBS CBS S 63392LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 63392 / CBS 63392LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32004 / CBS 32004LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
133 vinyl pressings of Cheap Thrills are listed here, from 25 countries, released between 1968 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia KCS 9700, released August 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KCS 9700, KCL 2900, PC 9700, 63392) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Ƨ o 2 XSM 137375 -1B A5 and Ƨ o 1 XSM 137376 -1B A3. 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.
