Vinyl pressings
by Barbra Streisand · 1985
Somewhere was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 10 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 ZSS-173568-1F Precision SMA-Side Runout Etching
P ZSS-173569-1C Precision SMB-Side Runout Etching
ZSS 173568A-Side Label
ZSS 173569B-Side Label
P ZSS-173568-1C DJ Precision SMBoth runouts, etched
XSM 173576-1ESide 1 Runout Etched - Variant 1
XSM 173576-1ESide 2 Runout Etched - Variant 1
XSM-17356-1D XSM-173576-1D Precision SM P(mp)Side 1 Runout Etched - Variant 2 (XSM-17356-1D is crossed out)
XSM 173576-1E Precision SM P(mp)Side 2 Runout Etched - Variant 2
A-6707-A1 BA-side runout
A.6707-B-2 BB-side runout
A 6707 A*A-side label
A 6707 B*B-side label
07SP 942 A2A-Side Runout
07SP 942 B1B-Side Runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia | CBS BA 3358First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Australia | CBS BA 3358First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Canada | Columbia 38-05680First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Netherlands | CBS A 12.6707First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | New Zealand | CBS BA 3358First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | South Africa | CBS SSC 5878First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Spain | CBS CBS A-6707First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Spain | CBS CBS A-6707 / CBS CBS A-6707 (SG)First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | UK | CBS A6707 / CBS A 6707First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | US | Columbia 38-05680First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1985 | US | Columbia CAS 2220First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | US | Columbia 38-05680First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Japan | CBS/Sony 07SP 942First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Japan | CBS/Sony 07SP 942First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1985 | Europe | CBS CBSA 6707 / CBS A-6707First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Somewhere are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1985 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, UK, Japan, Europe and more. One of them is Columbia 38-05680.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 38-05680, CAS 2220, A6707, 07SP 942) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P ZSS-173568-1F Precision SM and P ZSS-173569-1C Precision SM. 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.
