Vinyl pressings
by Terry Riley · 1969
A Rainbow In Curved Air was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
XXSM150361-1C ITSide A runout (variant 1)
XXSM150362-2C ITSide B runout (variant 1)
o XXSM150361-1C \ T B1Side A runout stamped, exc. \, T, 1 etched (variant 2)
o XXSM150362-2C \ T B3Side B runout stamped, exc. \, T, 3 etched (variant 2)
XXSM150361-1ASide A
XXSM150362-2DSide B
XXSM150361-1ARunout A
XXSM150362-2DRunout B
XSM 150361Label A
XSM 150362Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks MS 7315First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks MS 7315First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | France | CBS 32099First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 7315First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 7315LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 7315LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 7315LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | CBS S 64564 / CBS 64564LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Columbia Masterworks MS 7315LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Italy | CBS 64564LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Europe | CBS CBS 32099 / CBS 32099LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 7315 / Columbia Masterworks P 749408LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | UK | Esoteric Recordings ECLECLP 2306LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2019 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVCL046 / Sony Classical MOVCL046LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2019 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVCL046LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVCL046 / Sony Classical MOVCL046LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks MS 7315LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32099 / CBS S 34-61 180LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | CBS S 34 61180 / CBS S 34-61 180LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | CBS S 34-61 180LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | CBS S 34 61180 / CBS S 34-61180LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | France | CBS S 34 61180 / CBS S 34-61180LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | CBS S 34-61 180 / CBS S 34 61180LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | CBS 28AC 1177LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | CBS 28AC 1177LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| ? | UK | CBS 32099LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | CBS 64564 / CBS MS 7315LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | CBS S 64564 / CBS 64564LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS S 64564 / CBS 64564LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks P 749408LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| ? | US | CBS Masterworks MS 7315LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
32 vinyl pressings of A Rainbow In Curved Air are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1969 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Canada, France. One of them is Columbia Masterworks MS 7315.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 7315, 32099) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XXSM150361-1C IT and XXSM150362-2C IT. 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.
