Vinyl pressings
by James Brown & The Famous Flames · 1967
Cold Sweat was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 10 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.
A1Runout stamp (both sides)
K-12-1020-2 US-RM-9616-2Side A runout, variant 1
K-1020A US-RM-9616-2Side B runout, variant 1
K-12-1020-A12 1 A1 U5-RM-9615-2Side A runout, variant 2
U55S9617 Ʌ2Runout side A, variant 1
U55S9618 Ʌ5Runout side B, variant 1
U5RS9617 Ʌ4Runout side A, variant 2
U5RS9618 Ʌ1Runout side B, variant 2
U5-RS-9617-1 JR ISide A runout
U5-RS-9618-1 JR ISide B runout
KS-12-1020-ASide A label
KS-12-1020-BSide B label
KS-12-1020-A-1S +1Runout area side A [machine-stamped]
KS-12-1020-B-1S +1Runout area side B [machine-stamped]
KD-12-1020-A USRS-9617Label side A
KD-12-1020-B USRS-9618Label side B
KSO-LP-1020-A 2Side A
KSO-LP-1020-BX1 8Side B
KSD-12-1020-A-X1Run-out area side A
KSD-12-1020-B-X1Run-out area side B
KS-12-1020-A U5-RS-9617Label side A
KS-12-1020-B U5-RS-9618Label side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Brazil | Fermata FB-200First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Canada | King Records 1020 / Regency KLP-1020First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | King Records 1020 / Regency KLPS-1020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Canada | King Records KS 1020First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Colombia | Polydor ST 184 100First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Colombia | Polydor 184100First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | France | Polydor 658 043First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Germany | Polydor 184 100First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Italy | Polydor 184 100 / Polydor SLPHM/D 184 100First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Polydor 184100First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Nigeria | Polydor 184 100First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Polydor 184 100First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | King Records 1020First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | King Records 1020 / King Records KS-12-1020First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | King Records 1020 / King Records KS-1020First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | France | Polydor 658 043LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | France | King Records 813 492-1 / Polydor 813 492-1LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | King Records ST-91658 / King Records KS 1020LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | International Polydor Production SLPHM 184 100 / Polydor 184 100LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Polydor PD 1020LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | King Records 1020 / King Records ST-91658LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | King Records 1020 / King Records KS 1020LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | King Records 1020 / King Records ST-91658LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | King Records 1020LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
31 vinyl pressings of Cold Sweat are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1967 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is King Records 1020, released September 12, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1020, 184 100, FB-200, KS 1020) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A1 and K-12-1020-2 US-RM-9616-2. 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.
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