Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Whitlock · 1972
Raw Velvet was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
DSX 50131-A-RE-1 TSMRunout A, variant 1
DSX 50131-B TSMRunout B, variant 1
DSX 50131-A-RE-1 #1 TƧMRunout A, variant 2
DSX 50131-B TSMRunout B, variant 2
DSX 50131 A 1B o SXT B1Runout A
DSX 50131- B- 1A o SXT B2Runout B
DSX-50131-ALabel A
DSX-50131-BLabel B
DSX-50131-A-RE-1 HSide A runout
DSX-50131-B HSide B runout
DSX-50131-ASide A label
DSX-50131-BSide B label
DSX-50131 -A-RE-1Runout A
DSX-50131-BRunout B
DSX-50131-AA-Side Label
DSX-50131-BB-Side Label
DSX-50131-A-PB-1Side A Stamped
DSX-50131-BSide B Stamped
DSX-50131-A-RE-1 TSMSide A etched
DSX-50131-BSide B etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | cbs sbp234267First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records DSX 50131First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records DSX 50131First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | France | Barclay 920.413First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Netherlands | CBS 65301First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 474052First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | CBS 65301First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Dunhill DSX 50131 / ABC Records DSX 50131First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Dunhill DSX 50131 / Dunhill DSX-50131First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Dunhill DSX 50131 / Dunhill DSX-50131First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Dunhill DSX 50131 / Dunhill DSX-50131First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Dunhill DSX 50131 / ABC Records DSX 50131First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Dunhill DSX 50131 / Dunhill DSX-50131First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Future Days Recordings FDR 606LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2013 | US | Future Days Recordings FDR 606LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Epic ECPL-75LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Raw Velvet are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1972 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Dunhill DSX 50131, released November 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DSX 50131, 65301, sbp234267, 920.413) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DSX 50131-A-RE-1 TSM and DSX 50131-B TSM. 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.
