Vinyl pressings
by Barbra Streisand · 1974
ButterFly was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 13 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.
PAL33005-1D TML-SVariant 1 Side A (etched, exc. TML-S)
PBL33005-1H TML-MVariant 1 Side B (etched, exc. TML-M)
E4 T1 PAL33005-1F TML-SVariant 2 Side A (etched, exc. TML-S)
A14 T1 PBL33005-1F TML-SVariant 2 Side B (etched, exc. TML-S)
PAL 33005-1D TML-S C PSide A etched, exc. ᴛᴍʟ-s, C and ᴘ
PBL 33005-1J TML-S B5 PSide B etched, exc. ᴛᴍʟ-s, B5 and ᴘ
AL 33005Side A label matrix
BL 33005Side B label matrix
S \ PAL 33005 1A TML-M 0 A 12Variant 1 - Side A runout, etched (except "TML-M 0" stamped)
Z PBL 33005 1A TML-M B3Variant 1 - Side B runout, etched (except "TML-M" stamped)
S \ PAL 33005 1B TML-S 0 A 16Variant 2 - Side A runout, etched (except "TML-S 0" stamped)
S \ PBL 33005 1A TML-M 0 A 19Variant 2 - Side B runout, etched (except "TML-M 0" stamped)
S \ PAL 33005 1A TML-M 0 A 12Side A (Var 1), etched (except "TML-M 0" stamped)
Z PBL 33005 1A TML-M B3Side B (Var 1), etched (except "TML-M" stamped)
0 T1 PAL 33005 1F TML-S B26Side A (Var 2), etched (except "TML-S 0" stamped)
T1 PBL 33005-1F TML-S DSide B (Var 2), etched (except "TML-S" stamped)
PAL- 33005 G/A (scratched) - Side 1
PBL- 33005 G/C (scratched) - Side 2
AL 33005A-side label
BL 33005B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | CBS SBP 234563 / CBS PC 33005First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Brazil | CBS 137869First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Europe | CBS CBS 69079 / CBS PC 33005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | CBS 69079First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPO 19 / CBS/Sony SOPO - 19First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPO 19First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Malaysia | CBS/Sony PC 33005 / CBS/Sony X698First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 234563 / CBS SBP 474261First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | South Africa | CBS S-ASF 1828First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Spain | CBS S 69079First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | CBS 69079 / CBS CBS 69079First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Columbia BL 33005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Columbia PC 33005First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | Argentina | Discos CBS 19.435First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | Mexico | CBS/Columbia Internacional, S.A. De C.V. CLS-5465First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP-234563 / CBS PC 33005LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia PC 33005LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia PC 33005LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia PC 33005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | CBS 69079 / CBS CBS 69079LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 33005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
28 vinyl pressings of ButterFly are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1974 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Mexico, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia PC 33005, released October 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PC 33005, BL 33005, 69079, CLS-5465) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL33005-1D TML-S and PBL33005-1H TML-M. 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.
