Vinyl pressings
by Mark-Almond · 1972
Rising 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.
15 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 3 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 PAL-31917-1-D 1TSide A runout etched
PBL-31917-1A o 1TSide B runout etched
o T1 PAL-31917-1F ASide A runout, variant 2, etched, o and A stamped
PBL-31917-1D 1T CSide B runout, variant 2, etched, C stamped
Ƨ 1 PAL-31917-1D ºA Side Etch exc º stamp
S 1 PBL-31917-1A ºB Side Etch exc º stamp
PAL-31917-1ASide A runout etched
PBL-31917-1FSide B runout etched
AL 31917Side A label
BL 31917Side B label
PAL-31917-1A 0 BSide A Runout, variant 1
PBL-31917-1D IT XSide B Runout, variant 1
PAL 31917-1-CSide A Runout, variant 2
PBL-31917-1-D IT xSide B Runout, variant 2
PAL-31917-1D oRunout Side A Etched, o Stamped
PBL-31917-1A oRunout Side A Etched, o Stamped
AL 31917Label Side A
BL 31917Label Side B
S PAL-31917-1A o 1 A2Side A Variant 1 runout etched
S PBL-31917-1A o A1 1Side B Variant 1 runout etched
Ƨ PAL-31917-1A º sx D2Side A Variant 2 (Etch exc º stamp):
PBL-31917-1B º ASide B Variant 2 (Etch exc º stamp):
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 | Canada | Columbia KC 31917First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Columbia KC 31917First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1972 | Canada | Columbia C 31917First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Epic ECPL-64First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Columbia KC 31917First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Columbia C 31917 / Columbia KC 31917First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Columbia KC 31917 / Columbia C 31917First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Columbia KC 31917 / Columbia C 31917First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Columbia KC 31917First yearLP | LP |
| 1972 | US | Columbia KC 31917First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Columbia KC 31917First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Columbia C 31917First yearLP, Special Edition, Stereo | LP, Special Edition, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Columbia C 31917LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Columbia C 31917 / Columbia KC 31917LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Columbia KC 31917First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Harvest SHVL-1038LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia C 31917LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Nova 6.22 365LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
27 vinyl pressings of Rising are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1972 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Canada, Japan. One of them is Columbia KC 31917.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KC 31917, C 31917, KC31917, ECPL-64) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o PAL-31917-1-D 1T and PBL-31917-1A o 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.
