Vinyl pressings
by Mahavishnu Orchestra · 1971
The Inner Mounting Flame was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1971, 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.
o P AL 31067-3D 1TRunout side A variant 1
o P BL 31067-3D 1TRunout side B variant 1
o P AL 31067-3B 1TRunout side A variant 2
o P BL 31067-3D 1TRunout side B variant 2
o P AL-31067-3HSide A, stamped, variant 1
o P BL-31067-3ESide B, stamped, variant 1
o P AL-31067-3A ..JSide A, stamped, variant 2
o P BL-31067-3H /DSide B, stamped, variant 2
P AL 31067-3ASide A, stamped, Variant 1
P BL 31067-3H PSide B, stamped, Variant 1
P AL 31067-3JSide A, stamped, Variant 2
P BL 31067-3JSide B, stamped, Variant 2
o PAL 31067-3E 1 SRunout side A
o P BL 31067-3E 1 S A2Runout side B
MX166535 SBP234127-1Stamped runout side A
MX166536 SBP234127-2Stamped runout side B
MX166535Label side A
MX166536Label side B
P AL 31067-3ASide A run-out area [machine-stamped]
P BL 31067-3FSide B run-out area [machine-stamped]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | CBS SBP234127First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Columbia KC 31067First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Europe | CBS S 64717First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Israel | CBS S 64717First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Netherlands | CBS S 64717First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Netherlands | CBS S 64717First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Columbia KC 31067First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Columbia KC 31067First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Columbia KC 31067First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Columbia KC 31067First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Italy | CBS S 64717 / CBS 64717LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Italy | CBS S 64717LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 473999LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Spain | CBS S 64717LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Spain | CBS S 64717LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | India | CBS CBS 10020LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records PC 31067 / Speakers Corner Records 31067LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2008 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records PC 31067 / Speakers Corner Records 31067LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Friday Music FRM 31067LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 2344127 / CBS KC 31067LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia KC 31067LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS S 64717 / CBS CBS 64717LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS S 64717 / CBS CBS 64717LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS S 64717 / CBS CBS 64717LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS S 64717LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | CBS S 64717 / CBS CBS 64717LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | CBS S 64717 / CBS CBS 64717LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | CBS S 64717LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPL 10 / CBS/Sony SOPL-10LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPL 10 / CBS/Sony SOPL-10LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | CBS S 64717 / CBS CBS 64717LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | CBS S 64717LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | CBS S 64717LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | South Korea | HS HS 539LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
50 vinyl pressings of The Inner Mounting Flame are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1971 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Australia, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Columbia KC 31067.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KC 31067, SBP234127, S 64717) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o P AL 31067-3D 1T and o P BL 31067-3D 1T. 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.
