Vinyl pressings
by Miles Davis · 1974
Big Fun was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 8 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 P AL-32867-1A I ∴ :Side A, variant 1
P P BL-32867-1A I C :Side B, variant 1
P P AL-32868-1A I C :Side C, variant 1
P P BL 32868-1B C B :Side D, variant 1
P AL-32867-1ARunout Side A, Variant 1
P BL-32867-1ARunout Side B, Variant 1
P AL-32868-1ARunout Side C, Variant 1
P BL 32868-1ARunout Side D, Variant 1
PXT AL-32867-1ARunout Side A, Stamped [XT etched] Variant 1
PXT BL-32867-1ARunout Side B, Stamped [XT etched] Variant 1
PXT AL-32868-1ARunout Side C, Stamped [XT etched] Variant 1
PXT BL 32868-1BRunout Side D, Stamped [XT etched] Variant 1
P P AL-32867-1A S B BSide A runout
P P BL-32867-1A 3 S 4Side B runout
P P AL-32868-1A S 6 BSide C runout
P P-BL 32868-1A S 6 BSide D runout
S 88061 - ARunout: Side A
S 88061 - BRunout: Side B
S 88062 - CRunout: Side C
S 88062 - DRunout: Side D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | CBS S2BP 220152First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Columbia PG 32866First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Europe | CBS S 88024 / CBS CBS S 88024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Europe | CBS S 88024 / CBS CBS S 88024First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Italy | CBS 88024 / CBS S 88024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPW-5~6First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPW-5~6First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Spain | CBS S 88024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | CBS 88024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Columbia PG 32866First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Columbia PG 32866First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Columbia PG 32866First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Columbia PG 32866First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | UK | CBS 88024 / CBS S 80061LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 36AP 1779~80LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | CBS/Sony 28AP 2159~60LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Europe | Columbia 88024LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1514 / Columbia MOVLP1514LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | CBS S 88024 / CBS CBS S 88024LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of Big Fun are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1974 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia PG 32866.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PG 32866, 88024, S2BP 220152, S 88024) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P P AL-32867-1A I ∴ : and P P BL-32867-1A I C :. 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.
