Vinyl pressings
by Miles Davis · 1971
Live-Evil 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.
14 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 5 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 AL 30955-1D CRunout side A, variant 1
P AL 30956-1A CCRunout side B, variant 1
P BL 30956-1A P DJRunout side C, variant 1
P BL 30955-1A AJJRunout side D, variant 1
o AL 30955-1G S1 PVariant 1 - Side A stamped / S1 etched
P o P BL 30955-1G COLUMBIA NYVariant 1 - Side D stamped
P o P AL-30956-1J COLUMBIA NY CVariant 1 - Side B stamped
o P BL 30956-1C P AVariant 1 - Side C stamped / A etched
o PAL-30955-1C I T A 2Side A runout
o PAL-30956-1B 2 T ASide B runout
o PBL 30956-1B I TSide C runout
o PBL-30955-1B I T C 2Side D runout
o AL30955 1B 1 E9Runout side A
AL 30956 1H S2 A2Runout side B
Q P BL 30956 1C 2 A8Runout side C
BL 30955 1F S1 B5Runout side D
o AL 30955-1G S1Runout side A
o AL 30956-1H S1 A9Runout side B
o BL-30956-1G COLUMBIA NY 4Runout side C
BL 30955-1F S1 A5Runout side D
o AL 30955-1A 15Side A runout
AL 30956-1H 15Side B runout
o P BL 30956-1C 2 ASide C runout
BL 30955-1F 15 35Side D 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | CBS S2BP-220088 / CBS G 30954First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Columbia G 30954First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Europe | CBS S 67219First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP-50452~3First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP-50452~3First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Columbia G 30954First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Columbia Musical Treasuries P2S 5668 / Columbia P2S 5668LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1971 | US | Columbia CG 30954 / Columbia G 30954First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Columbia G 30954First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Columbia G 30954First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Columbia CG 30954First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Columbia CG 30954 / Columbia G 30954First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Columbia CG 30954First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Columbia CG 30954 / Columbia G 30954First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Columbia G 30954First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | CBS/Sony 28AP 2153~4LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | 4 Men With Beards 4M 809LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | Europe | Columbia MOVLP1483 / Music On Vinyl MOVLP1483LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Columbia 19439900841 / Legacy 19439900841LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2021 | USA & Canada | Columbia 19439900841 / Legacy 19439900841LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Columbia G 30954 / Columbia 30954LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 88573 / CBS CG 30954LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Columbia 67219LP, Misprint, Reissue | LP, Misprint, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | CBS S67219LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Netherlands | Columbia 67219LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | CBS 67219 / CBS S 64575LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | CBS 67219 / CBS S CBS 64575LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia CG 30954 / Columbia G 30954LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CG 30954 / Columbia G 30954LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia P2S 5668LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia G 30954LP, Album | LP, Album |
44 vinyl pressings of Live-Evil are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1971 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Australia, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Columbia G 30954.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use G 30954, CG 30954, S2BP-220088, S 67219) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P AL 30955-1D C and P AL 30956-1A CC. 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.
