Vinyl pressings
by David Bromberg · 1974
Wanted Dead Or Alive was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 3 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-32717-3DSide A runout stamped, variant 1
PBL-32717-3GSide B runout stamped, variant 1
P AL-32717-3CSide A runout stamped, variant 2
P BL 32717-3ESide B runout stamped, variant 2
PAL-32717-3ASide A runout stamped, variant 1
PBL-32717-3ASide B runout stamped, variant 1
P AL-32717-3CSide A runout stamped, variant 2
P BL-32717-3BSide B runout stamped, variant 2
PAL-32717-3CSide A Stamp
PBL-32717-3ESide B Stamp
PAL-32717-3A 0 XT 6Variant 1 Stamped Side A, XT 6 etched
P BL 32717-3C 0 1T A4Variant 1 Stamped Side B, 1T A4 etched
T PAL-32717-3AVariant 2 Stamped Side A, T etched
P BL 32717-3C 1TVariant 2 Stamped Side B, 1T etched
P AL-32717-3CSide A runout stamped
P BL-32717-3BSide B runout stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Canada | Columbia KC 32717First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPL-243First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Columbia C 32717First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Columbia KC 32717First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Columbia PC 32717First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | CBS C 32717First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Columbia KC 32717First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Columbia C 32717 / Columbia KC 32717First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Columbia 32717 / Columbia C 32717First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Columbia KC 32717First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Columbia KC 32717First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia PC 32717LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 32717 / Columbia C 32717LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Wanted Dead Or Alive are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, Canada, Japan. One of them is Columbia C 32717.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C 32717, KC 32717, PC 32717, 32717) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL-32717-3D and PBL-32717-3G. 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.
