Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Winter · 1969
Second Winter was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. 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 1969, the album's first year, in 9 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.
XSM151447-1C AƧSide A Runout (Stamped) AƧ (Etched), variant 1
XSM151448-1D AƧSide B Runout (Stamped) AƧ (Etched), variant 1
XSM151449-1D AƧSide C Runout (Stamped) AƧ (Etched), variant 1
o XSM151447-1C SSide A Runout (Stamped) S (Etched), variant 2
XSM151447-1B TAlt Side A Matrix
XSM151448-1B TAlt Side B Matrix
XSM151449-1B TAlt Side C Matrix
XSM151449-1JAlt Side A Matrix
XSM151447-1A PSide A runout, variant 1
XSM151448-1A PSide B runout, variant 1
XSM151449-1A PSide C runout, variant 1
o XSM151447-1A P A 3Side A runout, variant 2
SBPG 66231 A1 ⋀ ()Runout side A, variant 1
SBPG 66231 B1 ⋀ ()Runout side B, variant 1
SBPG 66231 C1 ⋀Runout side C, variant 1
SBPG 66231 A1 BRunout side A, variant 2
SBPG 66231 A1 1 ∴Side A runout, stamped
SBPG 66231 B1 5 ∴Side B runout, stamped
SBPG 66231 C1 5 ∴Side C runout, stamped
XSM151447-1ASide A, runout, variant 1
XSM151448-1A 2Side B, runout, variant 1
XSM151449-1ASide C, runout, variant 1
XSM151447-1A 0 VSide A, runout, variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | CBS S2BP 220047First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Columbia KCS 9947 / Columbia JW 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Europe | CBS S 66231First yearLP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Stereo | LP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | France | CBS S 66231 / CBS S 63913/14First yearLP | LP |
| 1969 | France | CBS S 66231First yearLP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Stereo | LP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | CBS S 66231First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONX 60100First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Singapore | CBS KCS 9947First yearLP, Stereo, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Stereo | LP, Stereo, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | CBS 66231First yearLP, Stereo, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Stereo | LP, Stereo, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | CBS 66231 / CBS S 63913/14First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Columbia KCS 9947 / Columbia JW 1First yearLP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Stereo | LP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Columbia KCS 9947 / Columbia JW 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Columbia KCS 9947 / Columbia JW 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Columbia KCS 9947 / Columbia JW1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Brazil | CBS 37679LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | US | Columbia KCS 9947 / Columbia JW 1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1974 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPM 172LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Columbia PC 9947 / Columbia 9947LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1989 | UK | Edsel Records ED 312LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | UK | Edsel Records ED 312LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | UK | Edsel Records ED 312LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Friday Music FRM 9947 / Columbia 88697921651LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2011 | US | Friday Music FRM 9947LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2013 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records PC 9947 / Columbia KCS 9947LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2013 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records PC 9947 / Columbia KCS 9947LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia KCS 9947 / Columbia JW 1LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia KCS 9947 / Columbia JW 1LP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia KCS 9947 / Columbia JW 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Columbia KCS 9947 / Columbia JW 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Colombia | CBS KCS-9947LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony SONX 60100LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | CBS CBS 66231 / CBS 66231LP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Sony Music Special Products PC 9947 / Columbia PC 9947LP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Reissue | LP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 9947 / Columbia 9947LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, LP, Single Sided, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, LP, Single Sided, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia KCS 9947 / Columbia CS 9947LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 9947LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Single Sided | LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Single Sided |
| ? | US | Columbia KCS 9947 / Columbia JW 1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 9947 / Columbia 9947LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia KCS 9947LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
39 vinyl pressings of Second Winter are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1969 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia KCS 9947, released October 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KCS 9947, 66231, S2BP 220047, S 66231) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM151447-1C AƧ and XSM151448-1D AƧ. 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.
