Vinyl pressings
by Mongo Santamaria · 1979
Red Hot was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 12 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 P AL 35696-1BSide A runout, variant 1
P P BL 35696-1ASide B runout, variant 1
P P AL 35696-1FSide A runout, variant 2
P P BL 35696-1FSide B runout, variant 2
P AL 35696-1D 1TSide A runout stamped
P BL 35696-1C 1TSide B runout stamped
AL 35696Side A label
BL 35696Side B label
CBS·S·83340·A·1 ASide A runout, variant 1
CBS·S·83340·B·2 ASide B runout, variant 1
CBS·S·83340·A·1 6 ASide A runout, variant 2
CBS·S·83340·B·2 3 ASide B runout, variant 2
AL35696•1A•2GD DM-3Side A runout etched
BL35696•1A•2GD DM-1Side B runout etched
AL 35696Side A label
BL 35696Side B label
AL 35696Side A label
BL 35696Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | Epic 147.155First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Australia | CBS SBP 237300 / CBS JC 35696First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Europe | CBS CBS 83340 / Tappan Zee Records CBS 83340First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Europe | CBS CBS 83340 / Tappan Zee Records JC 35696First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Europe | CBS CBS 83340 / Tappan Zee Records JC 35696First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Europe | CBS CBS 83340 / Tappan Zee Records CBS 83340First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Tappan Zee Records 25AP-1356First yearLP | LP |
| 1979 | Japan | Tappan Zee Records 25AP-1356First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Mexico | CBS CLS-5658 / Tappan Zee Records CLS-5658First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 237300 / Tappan Zee Records SBP 237300First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | Tappan Zee Records S 83340First yearLP | LP |
| 1979 | UK | CBS S CBS 83340 / Tappan Zee Records S CBS 83340First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Tappan Zee Records JC 35696 / Columbia JC 35696First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 35696 / Tappan Zee Records JC 35696First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Tappan Zee Records JC 35696 / Columbia JC 35696First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia JC 35696LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of Red Hot are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Canada, Argentina and more. One of them is Tappan Zee Records JC 35696.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JC 35696, S CBS 83340, 147.155, SBP 237300) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P P AL 35696-1B and P P BL 35696-1A. 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.
