Vinyl pressings
by The Chi-Lites · 1972
The Coldest Days Of My Life 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.
18 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.
7-292-ASide A Print
7-292-BSide B Print
7-2929(-1) A-1 D G.K.Runout, side A, etched (variation 1)
7-292(-2) B-1 D G.K.Runout, side B, etched (variation 1)
7-292A-1C pA side deadwax - stamped
7-292B-1D pB side deadwax - stamped
45-7-292-X-2L PART-1Runout Side A
45-7-292-X-2 3 PART-2Runout Side B
7-292Matrix Label Side A
7-292Matrix Label Side B
7-292-PART-1-WI #2Runout Area side A
7-292-PART-2-WI #3 IAMRunout Area side B
7-292-1Stamped label side A
7-292-2Stamped label side B
7-292-PART-1-WIA-Side Runout Etching
7-292-PART2-WI#2 IAMB-Side Runout Etching
7-292-1A-Side Label
7-292-2B-Side label
7 292 A BL1 55478W3 OA-Side Runout Etching
7 292 B BL2 55478W3 OB-Side Runout Etching
7-292-1A-Side Label
7-292-2B-Side 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 | Australia | MCA Records MCA-1306First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Canada | Brunswick B 55478First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Brunswick B 55478First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Bellaphon BF 18117First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Italy | Brunswick 55478First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Italy | Brunswick 55478First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Japan | MCA Records D-1172First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Mexico | Brunswick EDI-7005First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Netherlands | MCA Records MCS6298 / MCA Records MCS 6298First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | MCA Records MU 1162First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | UK | MCA Records MU 1162First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single |
| 1972 | US | Brunswick 55478First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1972 | US | Brunswick B 55478First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Brunswick 55478First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | US | Brunswick 55478First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Brunswick 554787", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
19 vinyl pressings of The Coldest Days Of My Life are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Brunswick 55478.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 55478, B 55478, MU 1162, MCA-1306) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7-292-A and 7-292-B. 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.
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