Vinyl pressings
by S. D. Burman · 1973
Abhimaan 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.
6 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
D-2XJW 4685-T4Runout etched on side A
D-2XJW 4686-T5Runout etched on side B
D/2XJW. 4685Matrix on label side A
D/2XJW. 4686Matrix on label side B
D2XJW 4685-T1A-Side Runout Etching
D2XJW 4686-T1B-Side Runout Etching
D/2XJW. 4685A-Side Label
D/2XJW. 4686B-Side Label
Side A ( D/ 2XJW. 4685-T3 )
Side B ( D/ 2XJW. 4686-T4
D/2XJW. 4685Matrix on label side A
D/2XJW. 4686Matrix on label side B
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 | Barbados | Odeon D/MOCE 4183First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | India | Odeon D/MOCE 4183 / Odeon D/MOCE. 4183First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | India | Odeon D/MOCE 4183 / Odeon D/MOCE. 4183First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | India | Odeon D/MOCE. 4183First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | India | Odeon D/MOCE 4183 / Odeon D/MOCE. 4183First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | South Africa | His Master's Voice SJCLPI 12393First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Pakistan | Odeon LKDA 198LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | India | Saregama S6710S00056 / RP - Sanjiv Goenka Group S6710S00056LP, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | India | His Master's Voice D/MOCE 4183LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | India | His Master's Voice D/MOCE 4183LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Abhimaan are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1973 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in India, Barbados, South Africa. One of them is Odeon D/MOCE 4183.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use D/MOCE 4183, D/MOCE. 4183, SJCLPI 12393) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, D-2XJW 4685-T4 and D-2XJW 4686-T5. 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.
