Vinyl pressings
by Kansas · 1975
Masque was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 4 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.
PZ-33806 AL-33806-1BSide A
PZ-33806 BL-33806-1ASide B
DNP1WSSRunout, both sides
PZ-33806 1 S AL-33806-1E DNP1WSS B4Runout side 1, Etched [variant 1]
PZ-33806 AL-33806Side A
PZ-33806 BL-33806Side B
AL-33806 A I 33806 DP/WOODLANDRunout side 1, Etched
BL-33806 1D DP/WOODLANDRunout side 2, Etched
DNP1WSSRunout, both sides
PZ-33806 AL-33806-1BSide A
PZ-33806 BL-33806-1ASide B
PZ-33806 AL-33806-1ARunout Side A, variant 2
PZ-33806 T2 AL-33806-1DVariant 1, Runout Side A, Etched
PZ-33806 T1 BL-33806 (2 scratched out digits) 1EVariant 1, Runout Side B, Etched
DNP1WSSVariant 1, Runout Both Sides, Etched
PZ-33806 0 T1 AL-33806-1D DNP|WSS 14 BVariant 2, Runout Side A, Etched, "0" and "B" are stamped
PZ-33806 T1 AL-33806-1C DNP1WSSRunout Side A, Etched
PZ-33806 T1 AL-33806-1D DNP1WSSVariant 1 Side A
PZ-33806 1 S BL-33806-1E 4 BS-N-A DNP1WSSRunout Side B, Etched
PZ-33806 T1 BL-33806-1D DNP1WSSVariant 1 Side B
P PZ-33806 AL BL 33806-1B DNP/WSS D2Side A, variant 1
PZ-33806 P BL 33806-1A DNP/WSSSide B, variant 1
P PZ-33806 AL ̶B̶L̶-1A ̶B̶L̶ DNP/WSS ∧Side A, variant 2
PZ-33806 P BL 33806-1B DNP/-P/WSS R ∧Side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | CBS SBP234795First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia KZ 33806 / Kirshner KZ 33806First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Epic ECPO-77First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Epic ECPO-77First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Kirshner PZ 33806First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Kirshner PZ 33806First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Kirshner PZ 33806First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Kirshner PZ 33806First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Kirshner PZ 33806First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Kirshner PZ 33806First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Columbia Records 33806LP, Advance, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Advance, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1975 | US | Kirshner PZ 33806First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Kirshner PZ 33806First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Europe | Kirshner KIR 81180LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Europe | Epic EPC 81180LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Friday Music FRM-33806 / Kirshner 88883775901LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2019 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2362LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2362LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Kirshner PZ 33806 / Columbia PZ 33806LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Kirshner WPZ 33806 / Kirshner PZ 33806LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Kirshner PZ 33806LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | South Korea | Not On Label (Kansas (2)) 510LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Kirshner PZ 33806LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Kirshner PZ 33806LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Kirshner PZ 33806LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Kirshner PZ 33806LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Kirshner PZ 33806LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Kirshner PZ 33806LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Kirshner PZ 33806LP, Album | LP, Album |
38 vinyl pressings of Masque are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1975 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, Australia, Canada, Japan. One of them is Kirshner PZ 33806, released October 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PZ 33806, SBP234795, KZ 33806, ECPO-77) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PZ-33806 AL-33806-1B and PZ-33806 BL-33806-1A. 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.
