Vinyl pressings
by Ramsey Lewis · 1975
Don't It Feel Good was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
PAL 338001B TML-S 3A 14 SA Side runout, variant 1
PBL 338001B TML-S A6 SB Side runout, variant 1
PAL 338001A TML-M SX B2 SA Side runout, variant 2
PBL 338001B TML-S X ̶B̶A SB Side runout, variant 2
P PAL-33800 - IG B3Runout side A
P PBL-33800 - ID TMI [or L?]-SRunout side B
AL 33800Label side A
BL 33800Label side B
p PAL 33800 1D TML-SA-Side Runout Etching
p PBL 33800 1C TML-MB-Side Runout Etching
AL 33800A-Side Label
BL 33800B-Side Label
PAL-33800-1GA-Side Runout Etching
PBL 33800 1CB-Side Runout Etching
TML-MB-Side Runout Stamp
PBL 33800 1CB-Side Runout Etching (Var. 1)
T1 PAL 33800-1F TML-SA-Side Runout
T1 PBL 33800 1E TML-MB-Side Runout
AL 33800A-Side Label
BL 33800B-Side Label
o T1 PAL 33800-1E TML-M C1Side A runout, variant 1
o T1 PBL33800 1F TML-S B12Side B runout, variant 1
o T1 PAL 33800-1F TML-S C_1Side A runout, variant 2
T1 PBL33800 1F TML-S ɅSide B runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | CBS SBP 234723First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Australia | CBS KC 33800First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia KC 33800First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Europe | CBS CBS 81006 / CBS 81006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPN 160 / CBS/Sony SOPN-160First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Mexico | Epic LNS-17124First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Columbia SBP 234723First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | South Africa | Columbia DAS 2213First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Spain | CBS S 81006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | CBS S 81006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33800First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Columbia C 33800First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33800First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33800First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33800First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
20 vinyl pressings of Don't It Feel Good are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia PC 33800.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PC 33800, C 33800, S 81006, SBP 234723) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL 338001B TML-S 3A 14 S and PBL 338001B TML-S A6 S. 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.
