Vinyl pressings
by Percy Faith & His Orchestra · 1971
Black Magic Woman was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 6 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.
PAL30800-1B o A o P X5 2Side A Runout (Variant 1)
PBL 30800-1B o B 3 X5Side B Runout (Variant 1)
o P AL -30800-1C 1 p A 1A-Side Runout (Variant 2)
o P BL 30800-1B p p B 2B-Side Runout (Variant 2)
PAL30800-1B o A2Side A runout
S1 PBL30800-1B o A6Side B runout
AL 30800Side A label
BL 30800Side B label
S 64476-1Side 1 Label
S 64476-2Side 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Brazil | CBS 137756First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Columbia C 30800First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Netherlands | CBS S 64476First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Spain | CBS S 64476First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | CBS S 64476First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Columbia C 30800First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Columbia C 30800First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Australia | CBS SBP 233995LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | CBS C 30800LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Columbia CQ 30800LP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1972 | Taiwan | Kuopin KP-5181LP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPN 44002LP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
12 vinyl pressings of Black Magic Woman are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1971 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia C 30800.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C 30800, S 64476, 137756) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL30800-1B o A o P X5 2 and PBL 30800-1B o B 3 X5. 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.
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