Vinyl pressings
by Dave Mason · 1973
It's Like You Never Left 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.
16 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 9 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.
PAL31721-2A o [Artisan logo] B4 SSide A runout, variant 1
PBL31721-2A o [Artisan logo] B5 SSide B runout, variant 1
PAL31721-2B o [Artisan logo] A8 SSide A runout, variant 2
PBL31721-2A o [Artisan logo] A10Side B runout, variant 2
P PAL 31721-2E AzSide A, runout, etched except "P" stamped
PBL 31721-2C AzSide B, runout, etched
P PAL 31721-2E AzSide A, runout, etched except "P" stamped (Variant 2)
PBL 31721-2ESide B, runout, etched (Variant 2)
I PAL 31721-2A 0 SX [Artisan logo] ASide A runout, variant 1
PBL 31721-2C Az IIISide B runout, variant 1
T1 PAL31721-2G Az CSide A runout, variant 2
2 PBL31721-2B 0 SXT [Artisan logo] ESide B runout, variant 2
I PAL 31721-2B o SXT [artisan drum] D 4Side A runout, etched [o and artisan drum stamped], var. 1
I PBL 31721-2A o SXT [artisan drum] C12Side B runout, etched [o and artisan drum stamped], var. 1
\ PAL 31721-2B o SXT [artisan drum] D 8Side A runout, etched [o and artisan drum stamped], var. 2
\ PBL 31721-2A o SXT [artisan drum] C 1 2Side B runout, etched [o and artisan drum stamped], var. 2
o T1 PAL31721-2G Az A3Runout A
\ PBL 31721-2A o SXT [Artisan logo] C2Runout B
AL 31721Label 1
BL 31721Label 2
o T2 PAL 31721-2G AZSide A runout
T1 PBL 31721-2F o AZSide B runout
AL 31721Side A label
BL 31721Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | CBS SBP234453First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Columbia KC 31721First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Europe | CBS S 65258First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Italy | CBS S 65258 / CBS 65258First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPL 234First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPL 234First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPL 234First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Netherlands | CBS S 65258 / CBS KC 31721First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 474148First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | CBS S 65258First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Columbia KC 31721First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Columbia KC 31721First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Columbia KC 31721First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Columbia KC 31721First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Columbia KC 31721First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | US | S&P Records S&P-503LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Netherlands | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1043 / Columbia MOVLP1043LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 65258LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia 31721 / Columbia PC 31721LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia KC 31721LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 31721 / Columbia KC 31721LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
25 vinyl pressings of It's Like You Never Left are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1973 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia KC 31721.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KC 31721, S 65258, SBP234453, SOPL 234) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL31721-2A o [Artisan logo] B4 S and PBL31721-2A o [Artisan logo] B5 S. 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.
