Vinyl pressings
by Kansas · 1975
Song For America 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.
14 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 6 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.
T1 P AL 33385-1D MCR BA Side Etched Variant 1
T1 PBL-33385-1G A MCRB Side Etched Variant 1
P AL 33385-1C MCR D4 T1A Side Etched Variant 2
BL-33385-1C MCR GC A4 T1B Side Etched Variant 2
P AL-33385-1B MCRSide A runout, variant 1
P BL-33385-1ASide B runout, variant 1
P AL-33385-1B MCRSide A runout, variant 2
P BL-33385-1A 1 ESide B runout, variant 2
1 S AL33385-1E MCR C8Side A Runout (Etched) (Variant 1)
C S BL 33385- 1E C2Side B Runout (Etched) (Variant 1)
1 S AL 33385-1F MCR B2Side A Runout (Etched) (Variant 2)
1 S BL 33385-1F A /Side B Runout (Etched) (Variant 2)
T1 PAL 33385-1C MCRSide A etched, Variant 1
S BL 33385 - 1F 2SXSide B etched, Variant 1
T1 PAL 33385-1D MCR A9Side A etched, Variant 2
S BL 33385- 1F SXT A 2SXSide B etched, Variant 2
1 S AL 33385-1F MCR A7Runout A
1 S BL 33385-1E A 10Runout B
AL 33385Label A
BL 33385Label B
AL-33385-1B MCR PA Side Etched
BL-33385-1A A PB Side Etched
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 | Argentina | Kirshner PZ 33385LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | Australia | CBS SBP 234661First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia PZ 33385 / Kirshner PZ 33385First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia PZ 33385 / Kirshner PZ 33385First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Europe | Epic EPC 80740First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Epic SBPC 474305First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Epic EPC 80740 / Epic S EPC 80740First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Epic EPC 80740 / Epic S EPC 80740First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Kirshner PZ 33385First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Kirshner PZ 33385First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Kirshner PZ 33385First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Kirshner PZ 33385First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Kirshner PZ 33385First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Kirshner PZ 33385First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | US | Kirshner PZ 33385First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Europe | Kirshner KIR 32224LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Venezuela | CBS LJ-120.000LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | US | Kirshner PZ 33385Album, LP, Reissue | Album, LP, Reissue |
| 1986 | US | Kirshner PZ 33385LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Kirshner PZ 33385LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | Friday Music FRM 33385 / Epic 88883775911LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2018 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2152LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2152LP, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Kirshner PZ 33385LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia PZ 33385 / Kirshner PZ 33385LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Kirshner PZ 33385LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Kirshner KIR 80740LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Kirshner KIR 80740LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Epic EPC 80740 / Kirshner KIR 80740LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Epic EPC 80740LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Kirshner KIR 32224 / Kirshner 32224LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Kirshner 32224 / Epic EPC 80740LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Kirshner KIR 32224 / Epic KIR 32224LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Epic EPC 80740LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | South Korea | Not On Label US 334LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Spain | Epic KIR 32224 / Kirshner KIR 32224LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | Epic KIR 32224 / Kirshner KIR 32224LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK & Europe | Epic EPC 80740 / Epic S EPC 80740LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
44 vinyl pressings of Song For America are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1975 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Kirshner PZ 33385, released February 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PZ 33385, EPC 80740, SBP 234661, SBPC 474305) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 P AL 33385-1D MCR B and T1 PBL-33385-1G A MCR. 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.
