Vinyl pressings
by Carlos Santana · 1973
Love Devotion Surrender was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
46 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 21 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.
° PAL 32034 -1A 2 SX S A8Side A, variant 1
° P BL 32034 -1B S D2Side B, variant 1
0 PAL 32034-1A 2 SX ASide A, variant 2
0 P BL 32034-1B SX B 5Side B, variant 2
P AL 32034-1E PStamped side A
P BL 32034-1F PStamped side B
o PAL 32034-1A BStamped side A except 'B' is etched, variant 1
P BL 32034-1FStamped side B, variant 1
P AL 32034-1ERunout Side 1
P BL 32034-1FRunout Side 2
AL 32034-1EJSide A, stamped
P BL 32034-1GSide B, stamped
AL 32034Side A Label
BL 32034Side B Label
P AL 32034-1EG CSide A Runout Stamped
1TSide A Runout Etched
P BL 32034-1G CSide B Runout Stamped
AL 32034Side A Label
PAL 32034-1C ITRunout Side A (Variant 1)
PBL 32034-1D ITRunout Side B (Variant 1)
0 PAL 32034-1C IT 2CRunout Side A (Variant 2)
0 PBL 32034-1D IT AIIRunout Side B (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | CBS SBP 234340First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Brazil | CBS 137821First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Columbia CQ 32034First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1973 | Chile | CBS 19438 / CBS (S)LPC 37087First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Colombia | CBS 14382First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Europe | CBS S 69037First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Greece | CBS S 69037First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Israel | CBS 69037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Italy | CBS 69037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Italy | CBS 69037 / CBS S 69037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPL 200 / CBS/Sony SOPL-200First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPL-200First yearLP, Advance, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Advance, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPL 200 / CBS/Sony SOPL-200First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | Malaysia | CBS/Sony KC 32034First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Mexico | CBS/Columbia Internacional, S.A. CL-5422First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Spain | CBS S 69037 ELP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | US | Friday Music FRM 32034LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Friday Music FRM 32034LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2010 | US | Friday Music FRM 32034 / Columbia FRM 32034LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 2015 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records Columbia KC 32034LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2015 | Germany | Columbia C 32034 / Speakers Corner Records C 32034LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL1-536 / Columbia MFSL1-536LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Columbia 19.438LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | CBS S 69037LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Europe | CBS S 69037 / CBS CBS S 69037LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | CBS S 69037LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 818LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 32034LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 32034LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 32034LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Friday Music FRM 32034 / Columbia FRM 32034LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Columbia C 32034LP, Album | LP, Album |
73 vinyl pressings of Love Devotion Surrender are listed here, from 25 countries, released between 1973 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia KC 32034, released July 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KC 32034, C 32034, CQ 32034, 69037) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ° PAL 32034 -1A 2 SX S A8 and ° P BL 32034 -1B S D2. 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.
