Vinyl pressings
by Herbie Hancock · 1974
Death Wish 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 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.
o P AL 33199-1A 1 A1A Side Runout, Stamped, Variant 1
o P BL 33199-1A / A1B Side Runout, Stamped, Variant 1
o P AL 33199-1DA Side Runout, Stamped, Variant 2
o P BL 33199-1AA AB Side Runout, Stamped, Variant 2
o P AL 33199-1B 1 SxT BA-Side Runout Etching
o P BL 33199-1A 1 Sx CB-Side Runout Etching
o P AL 33199-1B / SxT BA-Side, Variant 1
o P BL 33199-1J / S CB-Side, Variant 1
0 P AL 33199-1B SXT A3A Side Runout, Stamped, "SXT A3" Etched
0 P BA 33199-1J 1T B1B Side Runout, Stamped, "1T B1" Etched
AL 33199A-Side Label
BL 33199B-Side Label
P BL 33199-1A
P BL 33199-1B
S 80456 AA-side label
S 80456 BB-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Canada | Columbia PC 33199First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Europe | CBS CBS 80485First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Italy | CBS 80546First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPN 101First yearLP, Promo, Album · Promo | LP, Promo, Album · Promo |
| 1974 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPN 101First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | CBS CBS 80546 / CBS PC 33199First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Columbia PC 33199First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Columbia PC 33199First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Columbia PC 33199First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Columbia PC 33199First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Columbia C 33199First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Columbia PC 36825LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP346LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Columbia 80485LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 33199LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Death Wish are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1974 and 2011.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Columbia PC 33199.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PC 33199, C 33199, CBS 80546, CBS 80485) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o P AL 33199-1A 1 A1 and o P BL 33199-1A / A1. 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.
