Vinyl pressings
by Herbie Hancock · 1973
Sextant was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. 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 1973, 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.
0 PAL 32212-1B T 1 SX DSide A runout
0 PBL 32212-1D 2 SXT FSide B runout
P AL32212 -1AB 1 T AA-side, etched, variant 2
PBL 32212 - 1 D 2 SXTB-side, etched, variant 2
PAL 32212-1AVariant 1, side A, etched
PBL 32212-1DVariant 1, side B, etched
PAL 32212-1A 2 SX BVariant 2, side A, etched
PBL 32212-1C 2 SX BVariant 2, side B, etched
o PAL 32212-1A SX P / D2Side A etched exc. o P, stamped
o PBL 32212-1D Ƨ SX P A2Side B etched exc. o P, stamped
AL 32212Label Side A
BL 32212Label Side B
o PAL 32212-1A I SXT C7Side A Runout Etched Variant 1
o PBL 32212-1D 2 SXTSide B Runout Etched Variant 1
PBL 32212-1D T1 SX B6Side B Runout Etched Variant 2
AL 32212Side A Label
o PAL 32212-1B S 1 A1Side A runout
o PBL 32212-1D S 1 A2Side B runout
AL 32212Side A label
BL 32212Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | CBS SVL-328 / CBS KC 32212First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Columbia KC 32212First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Columbia C 32212First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPL - 190 / CBS/Sony SOPL-190First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPL 190 / CBS/Sony SOPL-190First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | CBS S 65582First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Columbia KC 32212First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Columbia CQ 32212First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1973 | US | Columbia PC 32212First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Columbia KC 32212 / Columbia C 32212First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Columbia KC 32212First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Columbia KC 32212First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Columbia C 32212First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Columbia C 32212First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | CBS/Sony 23AP 95LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | CBS/Sony 18AP 2178LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP522 / Columbia KC 2312LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2012 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP522 / Columbia KC 2312LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Columbia 19658819721 / Sony Music Commercial Music Group 19658819721LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS SVL-328 / CBS KC 32212LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS S 65582 / CBS CBS 65582LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS S 65582 / CBS CBS 65582LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Columbia 65582LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia KC 32212 / Columbia C 32212LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| ? | US | CBS PC 32212LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 32212 / Columbia C 32212LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Columbia KC 32212 / Columbia C 32212LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
27 vinyl pressings of Sextant are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1973 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Australia, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Columbia C 32212, released March 30, 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C 32212, KC 32212, PC 32212, CQ 32212) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0 PAL 32212-1B T 1 SX D and 0 PBL 32212-1D 2 SXT F. 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.
