Vinyl pressings
by Earth, Wind & Fire · 1972
Last Days And Time 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.
14 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 5 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 31702-1A [drum with two drumsticks] B 2A side runout etched (Variant 1)
PBL 31702-1Bo [drum with two drumsticks] 2B side runout etched (Variant 1)
PAL 31702-1B [drum with two drumsticks] TVariant 2 - A side runout etched
PBL 31702-1Eo [drum with two drumsticks] NEWVariant 2 - B side runout etched
PAL 31702-1B o SXT [Artisan Logo] 1AVariant 1: Side A etched, stamped o, Artisan Logo & 1A
T1 PBL 31702-1E NEW EVariant 1: Side B etched, stamped E
PAL 31702 1F NEW 3D o T1Variant 2: Side A runout
PBL 31702 -1J [Artisan Logo]Variant 2: Side B runout
AL 31702Side 1 Matrix
S PAL 31702-1B 0 (Drumsticks on a snare symbol) 2Side 1 Runout, 0 & Drumsticks on snare symbol stamped, rest etched
BL 31702Side 2 Matrix
S PBL 31702 1C NEW 0Side 2 Runout, 0 stamped, rest etched
PAL 31702-1B o SX 1 BSide A Runout (Artisan Sound Recorders icon in Runout)
PBL 31702-1A o SX B5Side B Runout (Artisan Sound Recorders icon in Runout)
AL 31702Side A Label
BL 31702Side B Label
T1 o PAL 31702 1F NEWRunout A-side - Variant 1
T1 o PBL 31702 1E NEW B 18Runout B-side - Variant 1
o T2 PAL 31702-1H TML-M C 3Runout A-side - Variant 2
o T1 PBL 31702 1E NEW F 8Runout B-side - Variant 2
o PAL 31702 1E NEW p CA-Side Runout Etching
o PBL 31702 1D NEW p CB-Side Runout Etching
AL 31702A-Side Label
BL 31702B-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | CBS SBP-234295 / CBS KC31702First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Columbia KC 31702First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Netherlands | CBS S 65208 / CBS CBS S 65208First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | CBS 65208 / CBS S 65208First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Columbia KC 31702First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Columbia C 31702 / Columbia PC 31702LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | US | Columbia C 31702 / Columbia 31702First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Columbia KC 31702First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Columbia KC 31702First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Columbia KC 31702First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Columbia KC 31702 / Columbia C 31702First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Columbia C31702First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Columbia PC 31702LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | US | Columbia KC 31702First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Columbia KC 31702First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Europe | CBS CBS 32268 / CBS 32268LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Spain | CBS CBS 32268 / CBS 32268LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1651 / Columbia MOVLP1651LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Harmony 148021 / Harmony 148.021LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Columbia C 31702LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | CBS S 65208LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | CBS S 65208LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 31702LP, Album | LP, Album |
37 vinyl pressings of Last Days And Time are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1972 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia KC 31702.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KC 31702, C 31702, C31702, 65208) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL 31702-1A [drum with two drumsticks] B 2 and PBL 31702-1Bo [drum with two drumsticks] 2. 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.
