Vinyl pressings
by Larry Coryell · 1972
Offering was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
XSV224109-2A VSD 79319 AVariant 1, side A, stamped
XSV224110-2A VSD 79319 BVariant 1, side B, stamped
XSV224109-2A VSD 79319 AVariant 2, side A, stamped
XSV224110-1A VSD 6583 BVariant 2, side B, stamped
XSV224109-2A VSD 79319 A P BSide A runout, variant 1
XSV224110-1A VSD 6583 B PSide B runout, variant 1
XSV224109-2B V SD 79319 A 1 P BSide A runout, variant 2
XSV224110-1A V SD 79319 B 1 PSide B runout, variant 2
XSV224109-2B V SD 79319 A 2 S A 1Runout Side One Variant 1
XSV224110-2B V SD 79319 B 1 S A 6Runout Side Two Variant 1
XSV224109-2B V SD 79319 A 2 S A 2Runout Side One Variant 2
XSV224110-2B V SD 79319 B 1 S A 7Runout Side Two Variant 2
VSD 79319 A PRSide A runout
VSD 79319 B PRSide B runout
VSD-79319-A, XSV 224109Side A label
VSD-79319-B, XSV 224110Side B label
XSV224109-1A VSD 6593 AStamped Side A
XSV224110-2C VSD 79319 B BStamped Side B
XSV 224109Label Side A
XSV 224110Label Side B
XSV 224109Label, side A
XSV 224110Label, side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Vanguard VSD-79319First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Vanguard VSD 79319First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | France | Vanguard 519 054 / Vanguard 519 054 CFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Vanguard SR 3156First yearLP, Stereo, Promo · Promo | LP, Stereo, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | UK | Vanguard VSD 79319First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Vanguard VSD 79319First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Vanguard VSD-79319First yearLP, Stereo, Promo · Promo | LP, Stereo, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Vanguard VSD 79319 / Vanguard VSD · 79319First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Vanguard VSD-79319First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Vanguard VSD 79319First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Vanguard VSD 79319First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Vanguard VSQ 40013LP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1974 | France | Vanguard VSD 23001LP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | UK | Vanguard VSD-79319LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Vanguard GXC-3169LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | Vanguard VSD 79319LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Italy | Vanguard SVAL 33045LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Vanguard VSD 79319LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
18 vinyl pressings of Offering are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1972 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Vanguard VSD 79319.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VSD 79319, VSD-79319, 519 054, SR 3156) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSV224109-2A VSD 79319 A and XSV224110-2A VSD 79319 B. 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.
