Vinyl pressings
by Herbie Hancock · 1975
Man-Child was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 8 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 P AL 33812-1G BA-Side Runout Etching Variant 1
P P BL 33812-1EB-Side Runout Etching Variant 1
P AL 33812-1FA-Side Runout Etching Variant 2
P BL 33812-1EB-Side Runout Etching Variant 2
P AL 33812-1GSide A Runout - Stamped [Variant 1]
P BL33812-1ESide B Runout - Stamped [Variant 1]
P AL 33812-1FSide A Runout - Stamped [Variant 2]
P BL 33812-1DSide B Runout - Stamped [Variant 2]
P AL 33812-1C 1TSide A runout, variant 1
P BL 33812-1C 1TSide B runout, variant 1
P AL 33812-1C 1TSide A runout, variant 2
P BL 33812-1D 2TSide B runout, variant 2
P AL 33812-1F E pRunout side A, variant 1
P BL 33812-1E C pRunout side B, variant 1
P AL 33812-1F pRunout side A, variant 2
P BL 33812-1E c : pRunout side B, variant 2
P AL 33812-1ASide A runout - stamped, variant 1
P BL33812-1BSide B runout - stamped, variant 1
P AL 33812-1BSide A runout - stamped, variant 2
P BL 33812-1BSide B runout - stamped, variant 2
P AL 33812-1C 2T o A1Side A runout (all stamped except 2T etched)
P BL 33812-1C 1T o B3Side B runout (all stamped except 1T etched)
AL 33812Side A label
BL 33812Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | CBS SBP 234724First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | CBS SBP 234724First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia KC 33812First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Europe | CBS CBS 69185First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Greece | CBS CBS 69185 / CBS 69185First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPO 109First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPO 109First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 474363First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | CBS S 69185 / CBS 69185First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33812First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33812First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | ColumbiaLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33812First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33812First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33812First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | CBS/Sony 18AP 2182LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Japan | CBS/Sony 18AP 2182LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1985 | Spain | CBS CBS 32111LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Germany | Columbia PC 33812 / Sony Music PC 33812LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2013 | Germany | Columbia PC 33812 / Speakers Corner Records PC 33812LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia PC 33812LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32111 / CBS 32111LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32111 / CBS 32111LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 69185LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 69185LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | CBS SBP 474363LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | CBS CBS 32111LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | CBS S 69185 / CBS 69185LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 33812LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 33812LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 33812LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 33812LP, Album | LP, Album |
36 vinyl pressings of Man-Child are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1975 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia PC 33812.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PC 33812, S 69185, SBP 234724, KC 33812) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P P AL 33812-1G B and P P BL 33812-1E. 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.
