Vinyl pressings
by Ramsey Lewis · 1972
Inside Ramsey Lewis 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.
8 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 3 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.
2CA60018-A STM-5516 dlA-Side Runout
2CA60018-B STM 5516 dlB-Side Runout
2CA 60018-C STM-5516 dlC-Side Runout
2CA-60018-D STM 5516 dlD-Side Runout
2CA 60018-A STM 5516 df PSide A etched, exc. ᴘ stamped
2CA 60018-B STM 5516 df PSide B etched, exc. ᴘ stamped
2CA 60018-C STM 5516 PSide C etched, exc. ᴘ stamped
2CA 60018-D STM 5516 PSide D etched, exc. ᴘ stamped
T1 STM 5516 2CA60018-A-2Side A etched
T1 STM 5516 2CA60018-B-2Side B etched
STM 5516 T1 2CA60018-C-RE-1Side C etched
STM 5516 T1 2CA60018-C-RE-1Side D etched
2CA 60018-B-2 A dl A T I STM-5516 PA-Side Runout
2CA60018-B dl STM 5516B-Side Runout
2CA 60018-C STM-5516 C2C-Side Runout
2CA-60018-D STM 5516 PD-Side Runout
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 | Canada | Cadet 9035-60018First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | South Africa | Cadet CDV 3950First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | US | Cadet 2CA-60018 / Cadet 9035-260018First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | US | Cadet 2CA-60018First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Cadet 2CA-60018First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Cadet 2CA-60018First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Cadet 2CA-60018First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Cadet 2CA-60018First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Chess CH 50042LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Cadet 2CA-60018LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Cadet 2CA-60018LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
11 vinyl pressings of Inside Ramsey Lewis are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Canada, South Africa. One of them is Cadet 2CA-60018.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2CA-60018, 9035-60018, CDV 3950) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2CA60018-A STM-5516 dl and 2CA60018-B STM 5516 dl. 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.
