Vinyl pressings
by Miles Davis · 1967
Sorcerer was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 10 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.
XSM118899-1A P oSide A runout, variant 1
XSM118900-1A P oSide B runout, variant 1
XSM118899-1CSide A runout, variant 2
XSM118900-1BSide B runout, variant 2
o XLP118897-1A 1 ᴘA-side runout, stamped [final 1 is etched]
o XLP118898-1A 1 ᴘ I ⸫ 2B-side runout, stamped [final 1 is etched]
XLP 118897-1CA-side runout
XLP 118898-1BB-side runout
o XSM118899-1C TSide A Machine Stamped (Variant 1)
o XSM118899-1B TSide B Machine Stamped (Variant 1)
o XSM118899-1C 1 T IVSide A - Variant 2
o XSM118900-1B 2 T IVSide B - Variant 2
o XSM118900-1D 1Ƨ A5Side A Runout stamped; (1Ƨ A5) etched
o 1 XSM118900-1C Ƨ A+Side B Runout stamped; (1, A+) etched
XSM 118899Side A Label
XSM 118900Side B Label
o XLP 118897-1C ƧA-side runout
o XLP 118898-1B ƧB-side runout
XLP 118897A-side label
XLP 118898B-side label
XLP118897-1B o o T A6A-side runout
o o XLP118898-1C \ T o A2B-side runout
XLP 118897A-side label
XLP 118898B-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | CBS SBP233458 / CBS SBP-233458First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Columbia CL 2732First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | France | CBS S 63097First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | CBS S 63 097First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Italy | CBS S 63 97 / CBS S 63097First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Netherlands | CBS S 63097First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Singapore | CBS CS 9532First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | South Africa | CBS ALD 8093 / CBS XLP 118897First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | UK | CBS 63097 / CBS S BPG 63097First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | CBS 63097 / CBS BPG 63097First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | CBS 63097 / CBS S BPG 63097First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CS 9532First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CL 2732First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CS 9532First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CS 9532First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Columbia CS 9532LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Columbia KCS 9532 / Columbia CS 9532LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPL 166LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPL 166LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1974 | Europe | CBS S 63097LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Columbia PC 9532 / Columbia CS 9532LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 766LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | US | Columbia PC 9532LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Columbia PC 9532LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | CBS/Sony 18AP 2070LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | CBS CBS 85552LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Japan | CBS/Sony 23AP 2570LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Japan | CBS/Sony 23AP 2570LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1986 | Europe | CBS CBS 21143LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Spain | CBS LSP 982370-1 / CSP LSP 982370-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1994 | US | Columbia PC 9532LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | Columbia 88883731591 / Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 2-43512", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2017 | US | Columbia CS 9532LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Mispress, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Mispress, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Columbia CS 9532 / Sony Music Commercial Music Group 88985485511LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Japan | Sony Records Int'l SIJP 1073LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1865C / Columbia MOVLP1865CLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1865 / Columbia MOVLP1865LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1865 / Columbia CL2732LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSV 1-519 / Columbia MFSV 1-519LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia PC 9532LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 2-435LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9532LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 9532LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 9532LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | CBS PC 9532 / Columbia XSM 118899LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 9532LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 9532 / Columbia CS 9532LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
54 vinyl pressings of Sorcerer are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1967 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia CS 9532.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 9532, CL 2732, 63097, SBP233458) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM118899-1A P o and XSM118900-1A P o. 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.
