Vinyl pressings
by Herbie Hancock · 1979
Feets Don't Fail Me Now was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 13 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.
P AL 35764-1C PSide 1 Runout variant 1
P BL 35764-1D PSide 2 Runout variant 1
P AL 35764-1BSide 1 Runout variant 2
P BL 35764-1ASide 2 Runout variant 2
o P AL 35764-1F 2 TStamped in runout A
P BL 35764-1E 2 T o B1Stamped in runout B
AL 35764Label A
BL 35764Label B
AL 35764A Side Label
BL 35764B Side Label
P AL35764-1B S1 B2A Side
P BL35764-1A S1 B1B Side
CBS-S.83491.A.2Side A runout etched, variant 1
CBS-S-83491.B-2Side B runout etched, variant 1
CBS-S.83491.A.1Side A runout etched, variant 2
CBS-S.83491.B. 1Side B runout etched, variant 2
o AL-35764-1ASide A run-out area, variant 1
o BL-35764-1ASide B run-out area, variant 1
o AL-35764-1BSide A run-out area, variant 2
4-o BL-35764-1BSide B run-out area, variant 2
AL 35764Side A
BL 35764Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | Columbia 20.045First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Argentina | Columbia 20.045First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Australia | CBS SBP237289First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Europe | CBS CBS 83491 / CBS 83491First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Europe | CBS CBS 83491 / CBS 83491First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Greece | CBS 83491 / CBS CBS 83491First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Israel | CBS CBS 83491First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | CBS CBS 83491First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1340First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1340First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 237289First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | CBS S 83491First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Turkey | Calliope LP. 7912 / Calliope 7912First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | CBS S CBS 83491 / CBS CBS 83491First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | CBS 83491LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | CBS ASF 2289LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Brazil | Columbia 225029LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | CBS 465568 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 35764LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
23 vinyl pressings of Feets Don't Fail Me Now are listed here, from 14 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Canada, Argentina and more. One of them is Columbia JC 35764.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JC 35764, S CBS 83491, 20.045, SBP237289) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P AL 35764-1C P and P BL 35764-1D P. 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.
