Vinyl pressings
by Black Oak Arkansas · 1977
Race With The Devil 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.
9 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 6 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.
1S AS-CPN-0191-2S STERLINGRunout side A, Variant 1
1S BS-CPN-0191-1S STERLINGRunout side B, Variant 1
1S AS-CPN-0191-1S STERLING A5Runout side A, Variant 2
1S BS-CPN-0191-1S STERLING ASRunout side B, Variant 2
T1 AS-CPN-0191-T2 STERLING A 1Runout side A, variant 1
T2 BS-CPN-0191-1T STERLING A 3Runout side B, variant 1
T1 AS-CPN-0191-T2 STERLING DRunout side A, variant 2
T1 BS-CPN-0191-2T STERLING ARunout side B, variant 2
AS-CPN-0191-1P STERLING JA
BS-CPN-0191-2P STERLING A
2429156 A//2 420 04 1 1Side A Stamped Runout
PRSide A Etched Runout
2429156 B//1 420 04 1 1Side B Stamped Runout
CAN 2429156 1T 380 CIDIS
CAN 2429156 2T 380 CIDIS
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 | Capricorn Records CPN 0191First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | Capricorn Records 2429 156First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Capricorn Records 2476 137First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Capricorn Records VIP-6468First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Capricorn Records VIP-6468First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | UK | Capricorn Records 2429 156First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Capricorn Records CPN 0191First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Capricorn Records CPN 0191First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Capricorn Records CPN 0191First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Spain | Capricorn Records 24 29 156LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Capricorn Records CPN 0191LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of Race With The Devil are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1977 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Capricorn Records CPN 0191.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CPN 0191, 2429 156, 2476 137, VIP-6468) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1S AS-CPN-0191-2S STERLING and 1S BS-CPN-0191-1S STERLING. 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.
