Vinyl pressings
by Destiny's Child · 2001
Survivor was first pressed on vinyl in 2001. 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 2001, the album's first year, in 4 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.
XSS-79566A-1A RJ STERLING 2A-Side Runout, variant 1
XSS-79566B-1A RJ STERLING 1B-Side Runout, variant 1
XSS-79566A-1B RJ STERLING 1A-Side Runout, variant 2
XSS-79566B-1A RJ STERLINGB-Side Runout, variant 2
ZSS 79582-A RE2A-Side Runout Etching
ZSS-79582-B RE2B-Side Runout Etching
ZSS 79582 AA-Side Label
ZSS 79582 BB-Side Label
XPR+2726+ASide A runout etched
XPR+2726+BSide B runout etched
XPR+2726+CSide C runout etched
XPR+2726+DSide D runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Europe | Columbia 6707496000 / Columbia COL 670749 6First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2001 | Europe | Columbia 671173 6First year12" | 12" |
| 2001 | Japan | SME Records XDJS 93224First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2001 | UK | Columbia xpr 2726First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2001 | UK | Columbia XPR 2723First year12", Single, Promo · Promo | 12", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 2001 | UK | Columbia XPR 2726First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 2001 | UK | Columbia XPR2728 / Urban Division XPR2728First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 2001 | US | Columbia 44 79566First year12" | 12" |
| 2001 | US | Columbia 38 079582 / Columbia 38-79582First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 2001 | US | Columbia CAS 16462First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2001 | US | Columbia / Sony MusicFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Single, Mixed, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Single, Mixed, Promo · Promo |
| 2002 | UK | Not On Label BR00112" | 12" |
12 vinyl pressings of Survivor are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2001 and 2002.
The earliest pressings are from 2001, in US, UK, Europe, Japan. One of them is Columbia 44 79566.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 44 79566, 38 079582, xpr 2726, XPR 2723) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSS-79566A-1A RJ STERLING 2 and XSS-79566B-1A RJ STERLING 1. 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.
