Vinyl pressings
by Miles Davis · 1963
Seven Steps To Heaven was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
31 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
XLP-59702-1GSide A runout, variant 1
XLP-59703-1DSide B runout, variant 1
o XLP-59702-1L T IIIIIIISide A runout, variant 2
o XLP-59702-1H TSide B runout, variant 2
XSM 59704Side 1 Label
SM 59705Side 2 Label
XSM-59704-1JSide 1
XSM-59705-1DSide 2
XLP-59702-1F TSide 1, Variant 2
XLP-59703-1L T lll m2 HSide 2, Variant 2
XLP 59702Side 1 Label
XLP 59703Side 2 Label
o XSM-59704-1AD T SM III-IIII(etched)Side 1 Runout, stamped
o XSM-59705-1AA TSide 2 Runout, stamped
XSM 59704Side 1 Label
XSM 59705Side 2 Label
o XLP-59702-1D PSide A runout, stamped
o XLP-59703-1C PSide B runout, stamped
XLP 59702Side A label
XLP 59703Side B label
o XLP-59702-1E PSide A runout
o XLP-59703-1E PSide B runout
XLP 59702Side A label
XLP 59703Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | CBS BP233072First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Australia | CBS SBP 233072First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1963 | France | CBS 62 170First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | France | CBS 62170 / CBS 62 170First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Israel | CBS 62170First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Netherlands | CBS S 62170 / CBS CS 8851First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Netherlands | CBS 62170 / CBS CL 2051First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Netherlands | CBS S 62170 / CBS CS 8851First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Spain | CBS APS 60.029First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Spain | CBS APS 60.029 / CBS CL 2051First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | CBS SBPG 62170First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | CBS BPG 62170First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | CBS BPG 62170First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | CBS SBPG 62170First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CS 8851First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | US | Columbia CS 8851LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPL 158 / CBS/Sony SOPL-158LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPL 158 / CBS/Sony SOPL-158LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | US | Columbia PC 8851LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 758LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 758LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | France | CBS CBS 62170LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Japan | CBS/Sony 18AP 2060LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Japan | CBS/Sony 23AP 2560LP, Album, Reissue, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Reissue, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Japan | CBS/Sony 23AP 2560LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Analogue Productions APJ 8851-4512", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2010 | US | Analogue Productions APJ 8851-4512", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2010 | US | Analogue Productions APJ 8851-45 / Columbia CS 885112", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2010 | US | Analogue Productions APJ 8851-45 / Columbia CS 885112", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2014 | Europe | Dol DOL817LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | Europe | Dol DOL817HLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | US | Analogue Productions APJ 8851 / Columbia CS 8851LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2017 | US | Analogue Productions APJ 8851 / Columbia CS 8851LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2018 | Europe | Dol DOL817HGLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2018 | Europe | Wax Love WLV82047LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Analogue Productions APJ 8851-45 / Columbia CS 885112", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo |
| 2022 | Europe | Second Records SRPD0025LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Analogue Productions APJ 8851 / Columbia CS 8851LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Limited |
| 2023 | Europe | Second Records SRPD0025 / Second Records SRPD0025MELP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Europe | Second Records SRPD0025 / Second Records SRPD0025SPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Europe | Second Records SRPD0025LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2023 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSV 1-534LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition · Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition · Numbered |
| 2024 | Japan | Sony Records Int'l SIJP 1145LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Columbia CS 8851LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Unknown | CBS CS 8851LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS 62170LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | CBS S 62 170 / CBS S 62170LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | France | CBS 62170LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | CBS CBS 62170LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | CBS S 62 170 / CBS CS. 8 851LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | France | CBS S 62 170 / CBS S. 62 170LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | CBS CP 133.315LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | CBS S 62170 / CBS SCP 133.315LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | CBS S 62170 / CBS SCP 133.315LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | CBS S 62170 / CBS SCP 133.315LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 8851LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 8851LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 8851LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
86 vinyl pressings of Seven Steps To Heaven are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1963 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Columbia CL 2051, released September 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 2051, CS 8851, SBPG 62170, BPG 62170) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP-59702-1G and XLP-59703-1D. 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.
