Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Cash · 1962
Blood, Sweat And Tears was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 3 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.
XLP-57914-2HSide A Stamped Runout, Var. 1
XLP-57915-1HSide B Stamped Runout, Var. 1
XLP-57914-2FSide A Stamped Runout, Var. 2
XLP-57915-1FSide B Stamped Runout, Var. 2
XLP-57914-2GSide A Label
XLP-57915-1CSide B Label
o XSM-57916-2A P ||Side A runout
o XSM-57917-1B 2 ||Side B runout
XSM 57916Side A label
XSM 57917Side B label
XLP-57914-2D T D |Runout Side A
XLP-57915-1E Λ |||||Runout Side B
XLP-57914-2E T(sideways) IIIIIVRunout Side A Variant 2 (stamped) IIIIIV (etched)
XLP-57915-1E IIIV TRunout Side B Variant 2 (stamped) IIIV (etched)
XLP-57914-2DSide 1, Stamped
XLP-57915-1ESide 2, Stamped
Side 1 Labelx"Lp" 57914
Side 2 Labelx"Lp" 57914
62119-1A-1
62119-1B-1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Canada | Columbia CL 1930First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | Columbia CL 1930First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | CBS BPG 62119First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CL 1930LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CL 1930First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CL 1930LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | CBS BPG 62119First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CL 1930First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CL 1930First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CL 1930LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CL 1930First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CL 1930LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CS 8730First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia CL 1930LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia CS 8730LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Columbia CS 8730LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP 50339LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5176 / Columbia LP 5176LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1062 / Columbia CS 8730LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1062LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2016 | Europe | Vinyl Lovers 6785434LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2018 | Europe | Wax Love WLV82055LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | Europe | Not Now Music CATLP160LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Columbia CS 8730LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia CS 8730LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | South Korea | Sin Seki SL 12050LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | CBS 62119 / CBS BPG 62119LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | CBS 62119 / CBS BPG 62119LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 1930LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | CBS CL 1930LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 1930LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
50 vinyl pressings of Blood, Sweat And Tears are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1962 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Columbia CL 1930, released December 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 1930, CS 8730, BPG 62119) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP-57914-2H and XLP-57915-1H. 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.
