Philadelphia International Records

~ Label

Annotation

cat-numbering strategy used by various distributors of PIR releases: http://www.bsnpubs.com/columbia/pi.html
typically,
CBS/Columbia-distributed releases (1971-1984):
2-3 letter prefix followed by 5-digit code starting with "3", eg:
KZ 30580, PZ 33158, PZQ 33807 (Q = quadrophonic sound)

Manhattan/Capitol-distributed releases (1985-1991):
ST 53000 consolidated series, eg:
ST 53015, ST 53028

BMG-distributed releases (1991-):
5-digit code starting with "11", eg:
11006-1, 11023-2

Annotation last modified on 2012-04-12 17:18 UTC.

Releases

ReleaseArtistFormatTracksCountry/DateCatalog#Barcode
Always in the MoodShirley JonesCD8
ST 53031
Kenny And Johnny The Whitehead BrothersKenny And Johnny The Whitehead Brothers12" Vinyl9
ST-53028
Kenny And Johnny The Whitehead BrothersKenny And Johnny The Whitehead Brothers12" Vinyl9
ST-53028
I Jumped Out Of My SkinKenny & Johnny The Whitehead Brothers12" Vinyl2
V-56020077775602012
I Jumped Out Of My SkinKenny & Johnny The Whitehead Brothers12" Vinyl2
V-56020077775602012
Stylin'Kenny & Johnny The Whitehead Brothers12" Vinyl2
V-56026
Let Me Touch YouThe O’Jays12" Vinyl10
  • US1987-05-15
ST 5303607777530361
TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) / Love Is the MessageMFSB featuring The Three Degrees12" Vinyl2
4ZH 069247464069241
Living All AlonePhyllis HymanCD9
CDP 7 46422-2, CDP 7-46422-2077774642224
Greatest HitsTeddy PendergrassCD9
CDPIR 324425099703244229
Collectors Item: All Their Greatest HitsHarold Melvin & The Blue NotesCD8
ZK 34232074643423229
Philadelphia ClassicsVarious ArtistsCD8
  • US1988-03-28
ZK 34940074643494021
Family ReunionThe O’JaysCD7
  • US1988-11-15
ZK 33807074643380720
Dirty Ol' Man / When Will I See You Again (Mixed Masters, Maxi Length Dance Mixes)The Three Degrees8cm CD2
651667 35099765166736
TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)MFSB featuring The Three Degrees8cm CD2
PIR 651649 35099765164930
Got My Head On StraightBilly PaulCD9
PR 480866 25099748086624
Prime of My LifePhyllis HymanCD10
  • US1991-06-11
72445-11006-2724451100620
Universe featuring Dexter WanselUniverse featuring Dexter WanselCD11
  • US1991-10-22
72445-11008-2724451100828
I Salute YouThe DellsCD10
  • US1992-07-14
72445-11023-2724451102327
Satisfaction Guaranteed: The Best of Harold Melvin and the Blue NotesHarold Melvin & The Blue NotesCD16
472039 25099747203923
To Be TrueHarold Melvin & The Blue Notes feat. Theodore PendergrassCD8
  • FR1993-10-13
PIR 474219 25099747421921
Life on Mars / Time Is Slipping AwayDexter WanselCD16
REP 4325-WZ4009910432525
TeddyTeddy PendergrassCD8
T2 66707077776670720
360 Degrees of Billy Paul (reissue)Billy PaulCD8
983 378 2, 983378 25018665337824
War of the GodsBilly PaulCD6
  • FR1995-10-06
PIR 481009 2
The Three DegreesThe Three DegreesCD8
  • JP1995-10-21
SRCS 64914988009649122
InternationalThe Three DegreesCD12
  • JP1995-10-21
SRCS 64924988009649221
Give The People What They WantThe O’JaysCD11
480511 25099748051127
I Refuse to Be LonelyPhyllis HymanCD10
72445-11040-20724451104024
The Best Of Bunny Sigler: Sweeter Than The BerryBunny SiglerCD14
ZK 64833074646483329
Back Stabbers (Remastered)The O’JaysCD10
ZK 66113074646611326
The Philly Sound: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff & The Story of Brotherly Love (1966-1976)Various Artists3×CD20 + 14 + 14
Z3K 64647074646464724
When I Find You Love / Sweet and WonderfulJean CarnCD16
  • GB1998-05-01
WESM 5745032698015740
Forever With YouPhyllis HymanCD12
  • US1998-07-28
53878-30902-9653878309029
The Classic Philadelphia YearsThe O’JaysCD16
  • -1998
MCCD 3305014797293304
Let 'Em In (The Collection 1976 - 1980)Billy PaulCD15
MCCD 335
Here to Create MusicLeon HuffCD8
  • US1999-06-08
7243-4-98951-2-6724349895126
Sony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack for a CenturyVarious Artists26×CD25 + 25 + 20 + 20 + 17 + 23 + 20 + 13 + 24 + 21 + 27 + 24 + 24 + 20 + 22 + 19 + 27 + 24 + 23 + 17 + 21 + 18 + 18 + 18 + 20 + 18
  • US1999-10-12
074646575024
Disco Champs PlusThe TrammpsCD13
WESM 6125032698016129
Philadelphia UncoveredVarious ArtistsCD15
ZC 801265013993580126
Ship AhoyThe O’JaysSACD8
ZS 32408074643240864
Philadelphia ClassicsVarious ArtistsCD9
  • US2002-05-21
696998594029
360 Degrees of Billy Paul (reissue, remastered)Billy PaulCD9
  • XE2002-06-24
50806120005099750806128
360 Degrees of Billy Paul (reissue, remastered)Billy PaulCD9
EK 85938696998593824
Ultimate Phyllis HymanPhyllis HymanDigital Media17
  • XW2004-01-26
828765726429
Teddy Pendergrass / Life Is a Song Worth SingingTeddy PendergrassCD15
  • GB2004-08-23
DIAB 401740155440121
Teddy / It’s Time for LoveTeddy PendergrassCD16
  • GB2005-02-28
DIAB 410740155441029
When I Find You Love and Sweet and WonderfulJean CarnCD16
  • GB2005-05-30
DIAB 415740155441524
This One’s for You / Heaven Only KnowsTeddy PendergrassCD16
  • GB2005-09-26
DIAB 411740155441128
My MusicBunny SiglerCD10
740155442224
Super HitsHarold Melvin & The Blue NotesCD10
  • US2006-12-26
A 705358
The Essential Teddy PendergrassTeddy Pendergrass2×Digital Media14 + 14
  • XW2007-11-05
886447946565
The Essential Teddy PendergrassTeddy Pendergrass2×CD14 + 14
  • US2007-11-07
88697 17476 2886971747621
Conquer the World: The Lost Soul of Philadelphia International RecordsVarious Artists12" Vinyl12
88697 19588886971958812
The Essential Lou RawlsLou Rawls2×CD16 + 17
88697174752886971747522
Collectors Item: All Their Greatest HitsHarold Melvin & The Blue NotesCD8
  • US2008-02-05
ZK 34232886972401126
Conquer the World: The Lost Soul of Philadelphia International RecordsVarious ArtistsCD16
  • US2008-03-04
88697 27338 2886972733821
The Sound of Philadelphia: Gamble & Huff's Greatest HitsVarious ArtistsCD16
  • US2008-03-04
88697210872886972108720
The Sound Of Philadelphia: Gamble & Huff’s Greatest HitsVarious ArtistsDigital Media14
  • GB2008-03-04
886972108728
360 Degrees of Billy Paul (reissue)Billy PaulCD9
  • US2008-10-14
88697 33922 2886973392225
Wake Up EverybodyHarold Melvin & The Blue NotesDigital Media8
  • XW2008-10-14
886973401026
Life Is a Song Worth SingingTeddy PendergrassCD9
  • JP2008-10-22
EICP 10684547366041002
The Essential Patti LaBellePatti LaBelle2×CD15 + 15
88697 21082 2886972109220
The Essential O’JaysThe O’Jays2×CD20 + 15
88697 21098 2886972109824
The Essential Teddy PendergrassTeddy Pendergrass3×CD14 + 14 + 8
886975278527886975278527
Playlist: The Very Best of Teddy PendergrassTeddy PendergrassCD14
88875 15255 2888751525528
It’s Time for LoveTeddy PendergrassCD8
  • JP2010-04-21
EICP 13384547366053418
This One’s for YouTeddy PendergrassCD8
  • JP2010-04-21
EICP-13394547366053456
Past, Present and the FuturesThe FuturesCD8
  • JP2010-05-25
EICP-13494547366053746
Where Will You Go When the Party's OverArchie Bell & the DrellsCD8
  • JP2010-06-23
EICP 1352
Hurry Up This Way AgainThe StylisticsCD8
  • JP2010-06-23
EICP-13514547366054002
Could It Be MagicAnthony WhiteCD11
  • JP2010-06-23
EICP-13544547366054033
Midnight DancerSilkCD8
  • JP2010-08-25
EICP-13824547366055535
Philadelphia International Records: The CollectionVarious Artists20×CD8 + 10 + 9 + 8 + 8 + 9 + 8 + 10 + 8 + 9 + 8 + 10 + 9 + 8 + 10 + 9 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8
  • XE2014-05-05
  • GB2014-05-05
88843055662888430556621
Life on MarsDexter WanselDigital Media8
  • XW2014-10-17
886444489393
Disco ChampsThe TrammpsDigital Media9
  • XW2014-11-21
886444835237
Forever With YouPhyllis HymanDigital Media12
  • XW2014-12-02
886444897129
Jean CarnJean CarneCD9
88843055662-(CD)13
Stargazer: The Philadelphia International Records Anthology 1976-1980Dexter Wansel2×CD16 + 16
  • GB2016-08-05
CDBBRD03525013929065239
Teddy (Remastered)Teddy PendergrassCD12
  • GB2016-09-02
CDBBRX 03395013929063938
Let’s Groove (the Archie Bell & the Drells Story)Archie Bell & the Drells2×CD28 + 16
  • GB2016-12-02
WCDBBRD03545013929065437
360 Degrees of Billy Paul (Limited edition, reissue, 180g)Billy Paul12" Vinyl8
810543
Any Way You Wanna (The People’s Choice Anthology 1971-1981)People's Choice2×CD19 + 14
  • GB2017-07-28
CDBBRD 03535013929065338
Family ReunionThe O’JaysCD8
  • JP2018-03-21
SICP-57064547366345544
Life Is a Song Worth SingingTeddy PendergrassCD7
  • XE2018-10-01
3973128435395502273
The EssentialMFSBDigital Media32
  • US2018-11-02
[none]
Mixmag Presents Teddy Pendergrass: The RemixesTeddy PendergrassDigital Media5
  • US2019-03-08
886447569672
The Essential Jean Carn: The PIR YearsJean CarnDigital Media31
  • XW2019-03-15
G0100040522881886447549858
The Sound of Philadelphia, Volume 1Various ArtistsDigital Media16
  • FR2019-04-05
Be for Real: The P.I.R. Recordings (1972-1975)Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes3×CD15 + 15 + 6
  • GB2019-08-23
SMCR5188BX5013929088801
The Women of Philadelphia International Records - The RemixesVarious ArtistsDigital Media20
  • US2021-03-24
886449116454
The Best Of Philadelphia International RecordsVarious ArtistsDigital Media12
  • GB2021-05-28
886449248759
Philadelphia International Records: The Re‐EditsVarious ArtistsDigital Media20
  • GB2021-07-09
886449376803
The Best Of Teddy PendergrassTeddy PendergrassDigital Media18
  • XW2021-07-16
886449364749
The Best Of The O’JaysThe O’JaysDigital Media18
  • GB2021-07-16
886449364770
Philadelphia International Records: The Mike Maurro RemixesVarious ArtistsDigital Media14
  • XW2021-09-17
886449507061
Life Is a Song Worth Singing (VMP Classics)Teddy Pendergrass12" Vinyl7
19439885131
RE‐Captured: The Official Jean Carn Philadelphia Remix AlbumJean CarnDigital Media9
  • US2021-12-03
886449670598
The Story Of Philadelphia International Records (VMP Story of Philadelphia International)The O’Jays, Billy Paul, MFSB, The Three Degrees, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, Dexter Wansel, Philadelphia International All Stars & Leon Huff8×12" Vinyl10 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 7 + 8 + 10 + 8
  • US2022-02-01
VMP-A011
Philadelphia International Records: Dimitri From Paris RemixesVarious Artists2×CD5 + 6
  • JP2022-02-02
SICP-6431~24547366540864