Vinyl pressings
by Mike Bloomfield · 1973
Triumvirate 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.
15 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
PAL 32172 1A o A 2Runout side A, variant 1
PBL 32172 1B o SX ARunout side B, variant 1
Ƨ PAL 32172 1B o SX A1Runout side A, variant 2
Ƨ PBL 32172 1A o SX A1Runout side B, variant 2
I PAL 32172 1 B 0 T SXSide A, runout
I PBL 32172 1 B 0 T SXSide B, runout
I PAL 32172 1 A 0 T SXVariant side A, runout
I PBL 32172 1 B 0 T SXVariant side B, runout
AL 32172Label Side A
BL 32172Label Side B
S 65659 A2 C1 ΛSide One Runout (Stamped, Λ sideways)
S 65659 B1 C1 ΛSide Two Runout (Stamped, Λ sideways)
KC 32172Label Matrix
A MX169641 SBP234347-1Side A runout
A MX169642-B SBP234347-2Side B runout
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 234347First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Columbia C 32172First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Columbia KC 32172First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Italy | CBS 65659 / CBS S 65659First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPL 205First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Netherlands | CBS S 65659First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 474130 / CBS PAL 32172First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | South Africa | Date DAS 2168 / Date DAS.2168First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Spain | CBS S 65659First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | CBS S 65659First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Columbia KC 32172First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Columbia C 32172First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Columbia KC 32172First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Columbia KC 32172First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Venezuela | CBS MOT-60.022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | UK | Edsel Records ED 228LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Embassy EMB 31029LP, Album | LP, Album |
17 vinyl pressings of Triumvirate are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1973 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia KC 32172.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KC 32172, C 32172, S 65659, SBP 234347) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL 32172 1A o A 2 and PBL 32172 1B o SX A. 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.
