Vinyl pressings
by Miles Davis · 1972
On The Corner 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.
12 pressings came out in 1972, 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 AL-31906-1ASide A runout [Variant 1]
P BL-319061ASide B runout [Variant 1]
P AL 31906-1CSide A runout, stamped [Variant 2]
PBL 31906-1CSide B runout, stamped [Variant 2]
P AL-31906-1A A PSide A runout, variant 1
P BL-31906-1A A5 PSide B runout, variant 1
P AL-31906-1A P 2 ASide A runout, variant 2
P BL-31906-1A P ASide B runout, variant 2
PBL 31906-1F 3BSide B
PAL 31906-1FSide 1
PBL 31906-1GSide 2
PBL 31906-1LSide 2
P AL 31906-1E SI A3Runout, Side A
P BL 31906-1E SI A3Runout, Side B
AL 31906Label, Side A
BL 31906Label, Side B
S 65246 A1 A 3Side A runout
S 65246 B1 A 7Side B runout
MX167321
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 | Australia | CBS SBP 234242First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Columbia KC 31906First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Europe | CBS S 65246 / CBS KC 31906First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPL 125First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPL 125First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | Malaysia | Columbia KC 31906First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | South Africa | CBS ASF 1729 / CBS ASF.1729First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | CBS S 65246First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Columbia C 31906First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Columbia PC 31906LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Columbia PC31906First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Columbia KC 31906First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Columbia KC 31906First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Italy | CBS S 65246LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Italy | CBS S 65246 / CBS 65246LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | UK | BGO Records BGOLP30LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Europe | Columbia KC 31906 / Music On Vinyl MOVLP518LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2013 | US | Columbia KC 31906LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2013 | US | Columbia KC 31906LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | Germany | Columbia 88985371011-07 / Columbia C 31906LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 2016 | US | Columbia PC 31906 / Columbia KC 31906LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-452 / Columbia 88883731741LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2016 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-452 / Columbia 88883731741LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Special Edition · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Special Edition · Limited, Numbered |
| 2017 | US | Columbia ETH31906LP / 8th Records ETH31906LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSV 1-518LP, Album, Numbered, Remastered, Special Edition · Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Remastered, Special Edition · Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | CBS 65246 / CBS S 65246LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Netherlands | CBS 85549LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | CBS 85549LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 31906 / Columbia 31906LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 31906 / Columbia 31906LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia 31906 / Columbia C 31906LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia KC 31906LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Columbia 31906 / Columbia C 31906LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
39 vinyl pressings of On The Corner are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1972 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia KC 31906, released November 14, 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KC 31906, C 31906, PC31906, S 65246) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P AL-31906-1A and P BL-319061A. 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.
