Vinyl pressings
by Art Garfunkel · 1973
Angel Clare was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
34 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 17 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.
P AL 31474-3AESide A runout, variant 1
P BL31474-3FSide B runout, variant 1
o P AL 31474-3AE T1 B IISide A runout, variant 2
o P BL 31474-3AJ T1 CSide B runout, variant 2
P AL 31474-3C 1 SX B oSide A runout, var. 1
P BL 31474-3G 1 SX A oSide B runout, var. 1
P AL 31474-3B S oSide A runout, var. 2
P BL 31474-3H 1 S oSide B runout, var. 2
P AL 31474-3AH C ᴘ oSide A / stamped [variant 1]
P BL31474-3AL B ᴘSide B / stamped [except 2nd B] [variant 1]
AL 31474Side A label matrix
BL 31474Side B label matrix
AL 31474Printed, side A
BL 31474Printed, side B
o P AL 31474-3AE T IStamped, side A, T I etched
o P BL 31474-3AJ T IStamped, side B, T I etched
o P AL31474-3AD 1 SXT A3Side A runout, variant 1
o P BL 31474-3F 1 SXT JSide B runout, variant 1
T o P AL31474-3B SX 1 ESide A runout, variant 2
T o P BL 31474-3H 1 SX BSide B runout, variant 2
0 P AL 31474-3 A SX T B1Side 1 runout
P BL 31474-3AJ T1 oSide 2 runout
AL 31474Side 1 label
BL 31474Side 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Argentina | CBS 19309 / CBS 19.309First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Australia | CBS SPB-234341First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Australia | CBS SPB 234341 / CBS SPB-234341First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Australia | CBS SPB-234341First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Brazil | CBS 137826First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Columbia KC 31474First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Columbia CQ 31474First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1973 | Canada | Columbia KC 31474First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Europe | CBS S 69021First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | CBS S62354LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1973 | Greece | CBS S 69021First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Israel | CBS 69021First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Italy | CBS S 69021First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPM-75First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPM-75First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Spain | CBS CBS 32076LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Spain | CBS CBS 32076LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | Spain | CBS CBS 32076LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP-234341LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Harmony 148011LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | Harmony 148011LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia KC 31474LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32076 / CBS 32076LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32076 / CBS 32076LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | CBS CBS 32076 / CBS CBS 69021LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Spain | CBS S 69021LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | CBS S CBS 32076 / CBS 32076LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue |
| ? | UK | CBS 69021LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS S CBS 32076LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 31474 / Columbia 31474LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 31474LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 31474LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
63 vinyl pressings of Angel Clare are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1973 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia KC 31474.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KC 31474, PC 31474, CQ 31474, S 69021) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P AL 31474-3AE and P BL31474-3F. 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.
