Vinyl pressings
by Ramsey Lewis · 1979
Ramsey was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 8 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.
0 T1 PAL-35815 1F wally A1 MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout, Side A, Etched
0 T1 PBL-35815 1K wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout, Side B, Etched
AL 35815Label Side A
BL 35815Label Side B
P PAL-35815 1D MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally lRunout side A
P PBL-35815 1C MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally lRunout side B
AL 35815Label side A
BL 35815Label side B
S PAL-35815 1B MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally B6Side A, Etched, except MASTERED BY CAPITOL Stamped
S PBL-35815 1B MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally A14Side B, Etched, except MASTERED BY CAPITOL Stamped
AL 35815Side A Label
BL 35815Side B Label
AL-35815-1A 2HZ: DM 3Runout side A [variant 1]
BL-35815-1A 2HZ: DM 3Runout side B [variant 1]
AL-35815-1B 2HZ: DM-2Runout side A [variant 2]
BL-35815-1B 2HZ: DM-2Runout side B [variant 2]
MX188176A side
MX188177B side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | CBS SBP 237323First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1578First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 83584First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Philippines | CBS/Sony LP-1293 (JC 35815)First yearLP | LP |
| 1979 | South Africa | CBS ASF 2333First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | CBS S CBS 83584First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 35815First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 35815First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 35815 / Columbia 35815First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | Columbia JC 35815First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Ramsey are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia JC 35815.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JC 35815, S CBS 83584, SBP 237323, 25AP 1578) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0 T1 PAL-35815 1F wally A1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL and 0 T1 PBL-35815 1K wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL. 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.
