Vinyl pressings
by Ohio Players · 1972
Pain 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.
9 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 4 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.
CANADIAN LTD. WB-2015-A MHCSide A Runout, etched, variant 1
T1 W-B-2015-B-1 GCSide B Runout, etched, variant 1
CANADIAN LTD. WB-2015-A HA MHCSide A Runout, etched, variant 2
T1 W-B-2015-B-1 GCSide B Runout, etched, variant 2
CANADIAN LTD. WB-2015-A MHCSide A runout
CANADIAN LTD. WB-2015-B MHCSide B runout
WB 1 2015 ASide A label
WB 1 2015 BSide B label
CANADIAN LTD. WB-2015-A MHCSide 1 Runout (etched)
CANADIAN LTD. WB-2015-B MHCSide 2 Runout (etched)
P ASide 1 Runout (stamped)
P 2Side 2 Runout (stamped)
CANADIAN LTD. WB-2015-A MHCSide 1 Runout (etched)
CANADIAN LTD. WB-2015-B MHCSide 2 Runout (etched)
P ACSide 1 Runout (stamped)
P 2BSide 2 Runout (stamped)
CANADIAN LTD. WB-2015-A MHCSide A runout
CANADIAN LTD. WB-2015-B MHCSide B runout
WB 1 2015 ASide A label
WB 1 2015 BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Argentina | Pagoda 18.002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Australia | Westbound Records WB 2015First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Bellaphon BLPS 19089First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Westbound Records WB 2015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Westbound Records WB 2015First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Westbound Records WB 2015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Westbound Records WB 2015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Westbound Records WB 2015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Westbound Records WB 2015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Westbound Records W-219LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Nicaragua | Westbound Records W-219LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Westbound Records W-219LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | US | Westbound Records W-219LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | UK & Europe | Westbound Records SEW 004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK & Europe | Westbound Records SEWA 004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Westbound Records WB-2015LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Pain are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1972 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Argentina, Australia, Germany. One of them is Westbound Records WB 2015.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WB 2015, 18.002, BLPS 19089) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CANADIAN LTD. WB-2015-A MHC and T1 W-B-2015-B-1 GC. 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.
