Vinyl pressings
by James Gang · 1972
Passin' Thru was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 11 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.
ABCX 760 A RE-1 F #2 ♡ POGO X TSMSide 1 Runout
ABCX 760 A RE-1 F 3 ♡ POGO X TSMSide 2 Runout
ABCX-760-ASide A label matrix
ABCX-760-BSide B label matrix
ABCX-760-AA Side Label
ABCX-760-BB Side Label
ABCX 760 A 1B ♡ POGO SA Side Etch
ABCX 760 B ♡ POGO 1B S1B Side Etch
ζ ABCX 760 A RE-2 ℱ 1B ♡ POGO S ASide A Etched, see Notes
2S ABCX 760B - ₳2̴ RE-2 ℱ ♡ POGO 1A A2Side B Etched, see Notes
ABCX-760-ASide A Label Matrix
ABCX-760-BSide B Label Matrix
ABCX 760 A RE-1 J ♡ POGO T1A Side Runout, Etched, Variant 1
ABCX 760 B RE- 1 J ♡ POGO T2B Side Runout, Etched, Variant 1
ABCX 760 A RE-1 ƒ ♡ POGO T1A Side Runout, Etched, Variant 2
ABCX 760 B RE-1 ƒ ♡POGO 4 T1B Side Runout, Etched, Variant 2
T2 ABCX 760 A RE-1 ℱ 1B ♡ POGOSide 1 Etched
T2 ABCX 760 B RE-1 ℱ ♡ POGO ^7Side 2 Etched
ABCX-760-ASide 1 Label Matrix
ABCX-760-BSide 2 Label Matrix
ABCX 760 A RE-2 ℱ 1B ♡ POGO A6 SIA Side Etched
ABCX 760 B RE-2 ℱ ♡ POGO 1B A2 S1B Side Etched
ABCX-760-AA Side Label
ABCX-760-BB Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Argentina | Probe 5256 / EMI 5256First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | Australia | Probe SPBA-3047First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records ABCX760 / ABC Records ABCX760First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Probe 1C062-93 772First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Italy | Probe 3C 062-93772First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Probe IPP-80661First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Probe IPP-80661First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Probe ABCX 760First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Probe PROLP 8029First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Probe SPB 1065 / Probe IE 062 ◦ 93722First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | ABC Records ABCX-760 / ABC Records ABCX760First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | ABC Records ABCX760 / ABC Records ABCX-760First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | ABC Records ABCX760 / ABC Records ABCX-760First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | ABC Records ABCX-760 / ABC Records ABCX760LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1972 | US | ABC Records ABCX760First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
29 vinyl pressings of Passin' Thru are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1972 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is ABC Records ABCX-760.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ABCX-760, ABCX760, SPB 1065, SPBA-3047) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ABCX 760 A RE-1 F #2 ♡ POGO X TSM and ABCX 760 A RE-1 F 3 ♡ POGO X TSM. 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.
