Vinyl pressings
by Freddie Hubbard · 1974
High Energy 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.
10 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 6 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.
T1 o PAL 33048-1F [Artisan logo] A4Side A runout, variant 1
o T1 PBL 33048-1F [Artisan logo] A4Side B runout, variant 1
o T1 PAL 33048-1E [Artisan logo] C5Side A runout, variant 2
o T1 PBL 33048-1E [Artisan logo] A2Side B runout, variant 2
PAL 33048-1DSide A runout etched
PBL 33048-1DSide B runout etched
Artisan [Logo]Side A&B runout stamped
AL 33048Side A label
PAL 33048-1CSide 1, Etched
PBL 33048-1CSide 2, Etched
AL 33048Side 1, Printed
BL 33048Side 2, Printed
AL 33048Side A - Label
BL 33048Side B - Label
p o PAL 33048-1D [Artisan logo] CSide A runout
p PBL 33048-1C [Artisan logo]Side B runout
AL 33048Side A label
BL 33048Side B label
CBS S.80478.A1Side 1 Stamped run out
CBS S.804778.B1Side 2 Stamped run out
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 | Australia | CBS SBP-234556First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Columbia KC 33048First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPM 137First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 80478First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | CBS S 80478 / CBS (KC 33048)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Columbia KC 33048First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Columbia KC 33048First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Columbia C 33048First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Columbia KC 33048First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Columbia KC 33048First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia PC 33048 / Columbia KC 33048LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 33048LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of High Energy are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia KC 33048.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KC 33048, C 33048, S 80478, SBP-234556) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 o PAL 33048-1F [Artisan logo] A4 and o T1 PBL 33048-1F [Artisan logo] A4. 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.
