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.
15 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
K-45-12403-C1Side A etched, variant 1
K-45-12404-2Side B etched, variant 1
K-45-12403-2 BSide A etched, variant 2
K-45-12404-1 C BSide B etched, variant 2
K-12403A Side
K-12404B Side
K-45-12403-2Side A Runout
K-45-12404-3Side B Runout
K-45-12403-1 RVar 2: Side A Runout
K-45-12404-C1 RVar 2: Side B Runout
K-12403A Side Label
K-45-12403-C2A Side Etching
K-12404B Side Label
K-45-12404-C2B Side Etching
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-33229First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Delta D 3234First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Germany | Polydor 59 114First year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | Polydor 59 114First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Italy | Durium Marche Estere DE.2676First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Italy | Durium DE.2676 / Durium Marche Estere DE. 2676First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1967 | Japan | Stateside SR-1801First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Spain | Sonoplay SN-20.040First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Spain | Sonoplay SN-20.040First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | UK | Pye International 7N.25430First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | King Records 45-6110First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | US | King Records 45-6110First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | US | King Records 45-6110First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | King Records 45-6110First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | UK | Pye International 7N 25430First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | US | Collectables COL 44067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Polydor 421 1497", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | King Records 45-61107", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of Cold Sweat are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1967 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is King Records 45-6110.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-6110, 7N.25430, 7N 25430, FB-33229) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K-45-12403-C1 and K-45-12404-2. 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.
