Vinyl pressings
by Taj Mahal · 1972
Recycling The Blues & Other Related Stuff 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.
10 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 5 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.
o PAL 31605-1C 1T VSide A runout, variant 1
PBL 31605-1B 2 SXT CSide B runout, variant 1
o PAL 31605-1C 1T VSide A runout, variant 2
o PBL 31605-1B 1 SXT DSide B runout, variant 2
PAL 31605-1B 1 S 4 0Side A etch; 0 stamp
PAL 31605-1B 1 S 1 0Side B etch; 0 stamp
AL 31605Side A Label
BL 31605Side B Label
AL 31605-1H BSide A runout, stamped, variant 1
PBL31605-1L ASide B runout, etched ["A" is stamped], variant 1
AL 31605-1HSide A runout, stamped, variant 2
P BL 31605-1AASide B runout, stamped, variant 2
o PAL 31605-1B 2 SX ASide A runout, variant 1
PBL 31605-1E BSide B runout, variant 1
o PAL 31605-1B 2 SX ASide A runout, variant 2
PBL 31605-1E ASide B runout, variant 2
0 PAL 31605-1C |TSide A runout, etched
0 PBL 31605-1A TSide B runout, etched
S 65090 A1Side A runout stamped
S 65090 B1Side B runout stamped
S 65090 ASide A label
S 65090 BSide 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 | Columbia KC 31605First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Columbia KC 31605LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPL-129First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPL-129First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | Netherlands | CBS S 65090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | CBS S 65090First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Columbia C 31605First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Columbia KC 31605First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Columbia 31605 / Columbia C 31605First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Columbia KC 31605First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Columbia KC 31605First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | UK | Columbia PPAN 31605 / Columbia KC 31605LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Original Recordings Group ORG 112LP, 45 RPM, Album, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2011 | US | Original Recordings Group ORG 112LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia KC 31605LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Columbia WKC 31605 / Columbia KC 31605LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 31605LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Columbia KC 31605LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 31605LP, Album | LP, Album |
19 vinyl pressings of Recycling The Blues & Other Related Stuff are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1972 and 2011.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Columbia C 31605.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C 31605, KC 31605, 31605, S 65090) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o PAL 31605-1C 1T V and PBL 31605-1B 2 SXT C. 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.
