Vinyl pressings
by John Williams · 1981
Raiders Of The Lost Ark was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. 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 1981, 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.
P o PAL-37373-1E DSide A runout, variant 1
P o PBL-37373-1D ASide B runout, variant 1
PAL-37373-1KSide A runout, variant 2
PBL-37373-1GSide B runout, variant 2
ᴼ T1 PAL-37373-IK 8Side A runout, variant 1
ᴼ T1 PAL-37373-IG AbSide B runout, variant 1
ᴼ T1 PAL-37373-IMSide A runout, variant 2
ᴼ T1 PBL-37373-IMSide B runout, variant 2
2 S PAL-37373-1ASide A etched
1 S PBL-37373-1BSide B etched
AL 37373Side A label
BL 37373Side B label
>Stamped, both sides
CBS-S- 70205-A2 (73633-A2)Etched, Side 1
CBS·S.70205 B1Etched, Side 2
C:Etched, both sides, reverse direction
>Stamped, both sides
CBS-S- 70205-A2 (73633-A2)Etched, Side 1
CBS·S.70205 B1Etched, Side 2
C:Etched, both sides, reverse direction
>Stamped, both sides
CBS 70205-A3 73633Etched, Side 1
CBS·S.70205 B1Etched, Side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | CBS SBP 237662First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Columbia JS 37373First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Europe | CBS CBS 70205First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Israel | CBS 70205First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 2093First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Mexico | CBS CLS-5731First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | South Africa | CBS ASF 2654 / Chappell Music AL 37373First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Spain | CBS S 70205First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Spain | CBS S 70205 / CBS 59634LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| 1981 | UK | CBS CBS 70205First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | UK | CBS CBS 70205First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | UK | CBS CBS 70205First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | Columbia JS 37373First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Columbia JS 37373First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | Columbia JS 37373First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | US | DCC Compact Classics LPZ(2)-2009LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | Concord Records CRE00342LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2017 | US | Concord Records CRE00342LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Europe | Concord Records 0888072018310LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Europe | Universal Music Group International 0888072018310 / Concord Records 0888072018310LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Europe | Walt Disney Records 0050087550493 / Lucasfilm Ltd. 0050087550493LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2024 | US | Walt Disney Records 0050087550493 / Lucasfilm Ltd. 0050087550493LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2026 | Europe | Walt Disney Records 00050087596422LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Polydor PDS-1-6396LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Polydor 821-583-1Y1 / Polydor 821 583-1 Y-1LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| ? | France | Polydor 821 583-1LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Polydor 821 583-1 Y-1 / Polydor 422-821 583-1 Y-1LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
32 vinyl pressings of Raiders Of The Lost Ark are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1981 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia JS 37373.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JS 37373, CBS 70205, SBP 237662, 70205) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P o PAL-37373-1E D and P o PBL-37373-1D A. 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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