Vinyl pressings
by Miles Davis · 1968
Miles In The Sky was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 9 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.
XSM135818 2A PXT P D1Variant 1 - Side A runout
XSM135819-2A PXY P C1Variant 1 - Side B runout
o XSM135818-2A PXT pVariant 2 - Side A runout
o XSM135819-2A PXY pVariant 2 - Side B runout
o XSM135818-2A P X Y D5IRunout side A
o XSM135819-2A P X Y CIA 4Runout side B
XSM 135818Label side A
XSM 135819Label side B
XSM135818-2A P(variation 1) Side A stamped
XSM135819-2A P(variation 1) Side B stamped
o XSM135818-2A P(variation 2) Side A stamped
o XSM135819-2A P(variation 2) Side B stamped
o XSM135818-2A Ƨ D 2Side A runout, stamped except Ƨ and 2 etched
o XSM135819-2A Ƨ C 3Side B runout, stamped except Ƨ and 3 etched
o XSM135818-2A Ƨ C 1Side A runout, stamped except Ƨ and 1 etched. variant 2
o XSM135819-2A Ƨ C 2Side B runout, stamped except Ƨ and 2 etched. variant 2
XSM 135818-2A SSide A runout
XSM 135819- 2A SSide B runout
XSM135818-2B 1T B3 oSide A runout, variant 1
XSM135819-2A P X T B1B1 oSide B runout, variant 1
XSM135818-2B 1 o T C1Side A runout, variant 2
XSM135819-2A P X T B1Λ 9 oSide B runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | CBS SBP233558First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1968 | Australia | CBS BP233558First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Canada | Columbia CS 9628First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1968 | France | CBS S 63352First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | CBS S 63 352First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Italy | CBS 63352 / CBS CBS S 63352First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP 50023 / CBS/Sony SONP-50023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 473589 / CBS CS 9628First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1968 | UK | CBS 63352 / CBS S 63352First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1968 | UK | CBS S 63352 / CBS 63352First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | CBS 63352 / CBS 63352First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CS 9628First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CS 9628First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CS 9628First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CS 9628First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | US | Columbia CS 9628LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Columbia CS 9628LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Columbia CS 9628LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPL 168 / CBS/Sony SOPL - 168LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPL 168 / CBS/Sony SOPL - 168LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Columbia CS 9628LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1974 | Italy | CBS 63352 / CBS S 63352LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | Italy | CBS 63352 / CBS S 63352LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Columbia 25AP 768 / CBS/Sony 25AP 768LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 768LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1977 | US | Columbia PC 9628 / Columbia CS 9594LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | CBS/Sony 18AP 2073LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | CBS CBS 85548LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | Japan | CBS/Sony 23AP 2573LP, Album, Reissue, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Reissue, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Japan | CBS/Sony 23AP 2573LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 2-43712", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2015 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 2-437 / Columbia 8888373325112", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2019 | Europe | Columbia CS 9628 / Music On Vinyl MOVLP2385LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 2-437 / Columbia 88883733251LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS SPB 233558LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 85548LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | CBS S 63352LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP 50023 / CBS/Sony SONP-50023LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 9628 / Columbia 9628LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 9628 / Columbia 9628LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 9628 / Columbia 9628LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 9628LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 9628LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 9628LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
49 vinyl pressings of Miles In The Sky are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1968 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia CS 9628.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 9628, 63352, S 63352, SBP233558) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM135818 2A PXT P D1 and XSM135819-2A PXY P C1. 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.
