Vinyl pressings
by B.T. Express · 1980
1980 was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 4 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.
0 TI AL 36333-1D BSide A Etched [0 Stamped]
STERLING 0 TI BL 36333-1C 3CSide B Etched [STERLING 0 & Last C Stamped]
AL 36333Side A Label
BL 36333Side B Label
P AL36333-1B 2 C STERLINGRunout side A, etched [P 2 C STERLING stamped]
P BL36333-1A 1 CRunout side B, etched [P 1 C stamped]
AL 36333Label side A
BL 36333Label side B
1 S AL36333-2F STERLING B2Runout side A, etched [STERLING stamped]
S BL36333-1E A4 STERLINGRunout side B, etched [STERLING stamped]
AL 36333Label side A
BL 36333Label side B
†CABLP 5002-A†Side One Label
†CABLP 5002-B†Side Two Label
AL-36333-1A-2HZ: DM 2Side A runout
BL-36333-1A-2HZ: DM 20Side B runout
AL 36333Side A label
BL 36333Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brazil | Building Records BGLP-12568First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Brazil | Building Records BGLP-12568First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Calibre CABLP 5002 / PRT CABLP 5002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36333 / Roadshow JC 36333First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36333First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36333 / Columbia 36333First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36333 / Columbia 36333First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Columbia JC 36333 / Roadshow JC 36333First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Japan | Lexington LEX 1980LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia JC 36333 / Columbia 36333LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia JC 36333 / Roadshow JC 36333LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of 1980 are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1980 and 1997.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Canada, Brazil. One of them is Columbia JC 36333.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JC 36333, CABLP 5002, BGLP-12568) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0 TI AL 36333-1D B and STERLING 0 TI BL 36333-1C 3C. 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.
