Vinyl pressings
by Mahavishnu Orchestra · 1976
Inner Worlds was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 11 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.
AL 33908-1ARunout area A-side, stamped, variant 1
BL 33908-1ERunout area B-side, stamped, variant 1
AL 33908-1ARunout area A-side, stamped, variant 2
BL 33908-1ARunout area B-side, stamped, variant 2
AL-33908-1C PSide A runout, etched/stamped, variant 1
P o BL 33908 -1ASide B, runout, stamped, variant 1
AL-33908-1CSide A runout, etched, variant 2
BL 33908 -1ESide B, runout, stamped, variant 2
AL-33908-1ASide 1 Runout Etched
BL 33908 -1ASide 2 Runout Stamped
P AL 33908-1A PXT C 4Side A Runout
o BL-33908-1B 1T BSide B Runout
AL 33908Side A Label
BL 33908Side B Label
P AL 33908-1A T PXT CSide A runout
P BL 33908-1A PXT C8Side B runout
AL 33908Side A label
BL 33908Side B label
AL-33908-1A PXT C7Side A runout
BL-33908-1B 1TSide B runout
AL 33908-1D 2TSide A runout variant
BL 33908-1ASide B runout variant
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | CBS SBP 234793First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | CBS 137933First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Columbia KC 33908First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Europe | CBS CBS 69216 / CBS 69216First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Europe | CBS 69216 / CBS CBS 69216LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1976 | Greece | CBS CBS 69216 / CBS 69216First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | CBS 69216 / CBS CBS 69216First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPO 122First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | CBS S 81354First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | CBS CBS 69216 / CBS 69216First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 33908First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 33908First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 33908First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 33908First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 33908First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | CBS 137933LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of Inner Worlds are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Columbia PC 33908.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PC 33908, CBS 69216, SBP 234793, 137933) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL 33908-1A and BL 33908-1E. 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.
