Vinyl pressings
by Mahavishnu Orchestra · 1973
Between Nothingness & Eternity was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 10 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.
P AL 32766-1C 12 T2Side A runout, variant 1
P BL 32766 -1A 15Side B runout, variant 1
P AL 32766 -1A 15Side A runout, variant 2
P BL 32766 -1A 15Side B runout, variant 2
0 P AL 32766-1C 12 T2 5 DSide A, stamped (exc. T2 5) variant 1
0 P BL 32766-1F \T 14Side B, stamped (exc. \T) variant 1
0 P AL 32766-1C 12 T2 1 CSide A, stamped (exc. T2 1) variant 2
0 P BL 32766-1F \T 14Side B, stamped (exc. \T) variant 2
P AL 32766 -1A 15 SSide A runout
P BL 32766 -1A 15 SSide B runout,
AL 32766Side A Label
BL 32766Side B Label
p P AL 32766-1A 15Runout side A stamped
p P BL 32766-1A 15Runout side B stamped
AL 32766Side A label
BL 32766Side B label
0 P AL 32766-1H 1T 15 2BSide A, runout variant 1
PXT BL 32766-1J ASide B, runout variant 1
0 P AL 32766-1H 1T 15 D7Side A, runout variant 2
0 P BL 32766-1G 1T 15 ASide B, runout variant 2
P AL 32766-1AASide A runout stamped
p BL 32766-1JSide B runout stamped
AL 32766Side A label
BL 32766Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | CBS SBP 234449First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Columbia KC 32766First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Europe | CBS S 69046First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Europe | CBS S 69046First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Italy | CBS CBS S 69046First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPM 85First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 474167First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Spain | CBS S 69046First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | CBS 69046 / CBS S 69046First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Columbia C 32766 / Columbia 32766First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Columbia C 32766First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | South Africa | Date DAS 2181First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Columbia KC 32766First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | CBS KC 32766First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | CBS KC 32766First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Europe | CBS CBS 32114LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Spain | CBS CBS 32114LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Europe | CBS CBS 32114 / CBS 32114LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1235 / Columbia MOVLP1235LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32114 / CBS 32114LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS S 69046 / Columbia KC 32766LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | Europe | CBS S 69046 / Columbia KC 32766LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | Europe | CBS S 69046LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | CBS 32114LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | BGO Records BGOLP31LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 32766LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
41 vinyl pressings of Between Nothingness & Eternity are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1973 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, South Africa, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia KC 32766, released November 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KC 32766, C 32766, 69046, DAS 2181) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P AL 32766-1C 12 T2 and P BL 32766 -1A 15. 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.
