Vinyl pressings
by Stan Getz · 1976
The Best Of Two Worlds was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 17 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.
AL 33703-2B 1 TSide A runout, stamped, 1 T etched, var. 1
AL 33703-1B 1 TSide B runout, stamped, 1 T etched, var. 1
o AL 33703-2B \T ASide A runout, stamped, \T etched, var. 2
o BL 33703-1D s 1 SXT ASide B runout, stamped, s 1 SXT A etched, var. 2
AL 33703-2C S 1Runout side A, variant 1
BL 33703-1D S 2Runout side B, variant 1
P AL-33703-2C S1 A1Runout side A, variant 2
BL 33703-1D S2 D5Runout side B, variant 2
0 AL 33703-2C ϟ 1 A 4Runout A-side, stamped, except "ϟ 1 A 4", etched
0 BL 33703-1D ϟ 1 A 5Runout B-side, stamped, except "ϟ 1 A 5", etched
AL 33703Label, side A
BL 33703Label, side A
AL 33703-2E PRunout side A
BL 33703-1G PRunout side B
AL 33703Label side A
BL 33703Label side B
AL 33703-2B \T oSide A runout, stamped, \T etched
o BL 33703-1B \TSide B runout, stamped, \T etched
AL 33703Side A matrix, label
BL 33703Side B matrix, label
AL 33703-2Astamped
BL 33703-1Astamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Argentina | CBS 19.570 / Discos CBS 19.570First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | CBS SBP234858First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | Brazil | CBS 137940First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | Canada | Columbia KC 33703First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Colombia | CBS 14960First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Costa Rica | CBS 100235First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Europe | CBS 81207First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Israel | CBS 81207First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 10First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 10First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Mexico | CBS CLS-5501First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | New Zealand | CBS SBP234858First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | Philippines | CBS/Sony LP-1186First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Spain | CBS S 81207First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | CBS 81207 / CBS S 81207 (PC 33703)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AP 1837LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Greece | CBS CBS 32274 / CBS 32274LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | UK | Columbia PC 33703 / Columbia PPAN PC33703LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | CBS 32274 / CBS CBS 32274LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32274LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS 81207 / CBS CBS 81207LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | CBS CBS 32274 / CBS 32274LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 33703LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
32 vinyl pressings of The Best Of Two Worlds are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1976 and 2006.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia PC 33703, released June 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PC 33703, 81207, 19.570, SBP234858) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL 33703-2B 1 T and AL 33703-1B 1 T. 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.
