Vinyl pressings
by Pharoah Sanders · 1973
Village Of The Pharoahs was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year. 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.
TI AS-9254-A REI ④ B1Runout Side A, variant 1
TI AS-9254-B REI ⑥ B3Runout Side B, variant 1
TI AS-9254-A REI ③Runout Side A, variant 2
TI AS-9254-B REI ⑥Runout Side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | Impulse! AS-9254 / ABC Records AS-9254First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Impulse! AS-9254 / ABC Records AS-9254First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Impulse! AS-9254 / Impulse! SMAS-95646LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1974 | France | Impulse! AS-9254 / ABC Records AS-9254LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Italy | ABC Impulse! 3C 064-95726 / ABC Impulse! AS-9254LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Impulse! IMP-88151 / ABC Records IMP-88151LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Impulse! IMP-88151 / ABC Records IMP-88151LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Impulse! AS-9254 / ABC Records AS-9254LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Russia | Endless Happiness HE73003LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 2024 | Europe | Elemental Music 700233LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Village Of The Pharoahs are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1973 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US. One of them is Impulse! AS-9254.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AS-9254) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TI AS-9254-A REI ④ B1 and TI AS-9254-B REI ⑥ B3. 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.
