Vinyl pressings
by The Edgar Winter Group · 1975
The Edgar Winter Group With Rick Derringer was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. 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 1975, the album's first year, in 6 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 33798 IB MCRRunout A etch; variant 1
BL 33798 IBRunout B etch; variant 1
T1 AL33798 IC MCRRunout A etch; variant 2
T1 BL33798 ICRunout B etch; variant 2
AL 33798A Side Label
BL 33798B Side Label
Ƨ / AL 33798 1E º MCRA Side Etch exc º stamp, var. 1
º S \ BL 33798 1FB Side Etch exc º stamp, var. 1
ᴘ AL-33798 1B MCR ɅSide A etched (ᴘ, Ʌ stamped), variant 1
ᴘ BL33798 1B ASide B etched (ᴘ, A stamped), variant 1
P AL-33798 1B MCR ΛSide A etch exc "P" "Λ" stamp, variant 2
P BL 33798 1BSide B etch exc "P", variant 2
P AL-33798 1B MCR ɅRunout, side A, etched, "P" & "Ʌ" stamped
P BL33798 1BRunout, side B, etched, "P" stamped
AL 33798Label, side A
BL 33798Label, side B
QAL 33798Side 1 Label
QBL 33798Side 2 Label
T1 AL33798 IC MCRRunout side A, variant 1
T1 BL33798 ICRunout side B, variant 1
AL 33798 IF McRRunout side A, variant 2
BL 33798 IERunout side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | CBS SBP 234733 / CBS PZ 33798First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia PZ 33798 / Blue Sky PZ 33798First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Europe | Blue Sky SKY 80970 / Blue Sky PZ 33798First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Epic ECPO-69First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Epic ECPO-69First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | UK | Blue Sky S SKY 69181First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Blue Sky SKY 69181 / Blue Sky S SKY 69181First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Blue Sky PZ 33798First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Blue Sky PZ 33798First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Blue Sky PZ 33798First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Blue Sky PZ 33798First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Blue Sky PZ 33798First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Blue Sky PZ 33798First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Blue Sky PZQ 33798First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1976 | Spain | CBS SKY 80790LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | CBS SKY 80970LP, Album | LP, Album |
16 vinyl pressings of The Edgar Winter Group With Rick Derringer are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Blue Sky PZ 33798.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PZ 33798, PZQ 33798, S SKY 69181, SKY 69181) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL 33798 IB MCR and BL 33798 IB. 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.
