Vinyl pressings
by Spirit · 1972
Feedback 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.
14 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 9 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 31175 I-J TISide A, etched, var 1
PBL 31175 I-H TISide B, etched, var 1
PAL 31175 1A 2Side A, etched, var 2
PBL 31175 1A o 1Side B, etched, var 2
TRunouts, etched
PAL 31175-1FRunout Stamped Side 1
T1 0 PBL31175 1-JRunout Etched Side 2
P o PAL-31175-1F D1Side A etched, P, o, D, 1 stamped, variant 1
P 2 PBL-31175-1G 1 CSide B etched, P, 1, C stamped, variant 1
1 o PAL -31175 -1F 1 CSide A etched, o, 1 C stamped, variant 2
P 2 PBL- 31175 -1G 7 ASide B etched, P, 7 A stamped, variant 2
PAL 31175 1A o SSide A etched
PBL 31175 1A o SSide B etched
AL 31175Side A label
BL 31175Side B label
S EPC 64507 ALabel side A
S EPC 64507 BLabel side B
EPC S 64507-A1 1 BILBORunoff A
EPC S 64507-B1 1 BILBORunoff B
PAL-31175-1A o 2-GSide A runout
PBL-31175-1A o 2-GSide B runout
AL 31175Side A label
BL 31175Side B label
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 | Epic KE 31175First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Epic KE 31175First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | India | CBS KE. 31175 / CBS KE 31175First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Italy | Epic EPC 64507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Epic ECPL-18First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Epic EPC 64507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Epic EPC 64507First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Epic B-BN 31175First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Philippines | Epic Stereorama KE 31175First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Epic EPC 64507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Epic KE 31175First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Epic KE 31175LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1972 | US | Epic KE 31175First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Epic KE 31175First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Epic KE 31175First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Epic ELPS-3631LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Epic E 31175LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Epic KE 31175 / Epic E 31175LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Epic PE 31175 / Epic E 31175LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Epic E 31175LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Epic KE 31175 / Epic E 31175LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Epic E 31175LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Epic KE 31175 / Epic E 31175LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Epic E 31175LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Epic KE 31175LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Epic E 31175LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
27 vinyl pressings of Feedback are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1972 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Canada, India and more. One of them is Epic KE 31175, released March 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KE 31175, EPC 64507, KE. 31175, B-BN 31175) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL 31175 I-J TI and PBL 31175 I-H TI. 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.
