Vinyl pressings
by Barbra Streisand · 1978
Songbird was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
28 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 18 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.
AL-35375 1A-2HZSide A, runout, variant 1
BL-35375-1A-2HZK: oSide B, runout, variant 1
AL-35375 1A-2HZ ②Side A, runout, variant 2
BL-35375-1A-2HZK: ②Side B, runout, variant 2
CBS.S.86060-A-2 ∴ 5Runout side A
CBS.S.86060-B-2 B CRunout side B
PAL-35375-1BB TML SSide A runout
PBL-35375-1BA TML SSide B runout
PAL-35375-1AB PMNRunout, Side 1, Variant 1
PBL-35375-1AA PMNRunout, Side 2, Variant 1
PAL-35375-1C TML-M B1Runout, Side 1, Variant 2
PBL-35375-1A TML-M A5Runout, Side 2, Variant 2
PAL-35375-1AG NA #3 TML-M PNSide A runout etched, except TML-M stamped
PBL-35375-1AJ NA #2 [lathe] PNSide B runout etched, except TML-M and lathe
PAL-35375-1H NA #2 TML-S ☖ PNSide A runout, etched except TML-S and ☖, Variant 1
PBL-35375-1J NA #2 TML-M ☖ PN ISide B runout, etched except TML-M and ☖, Variant 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Argentina | Discos CBS 119877First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Australia | CBS SBP 237157First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | CBS 138089First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Colombia | CBS 114-1150First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Costa Rica | CBS 100420First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Europe | CBS 86060 / CBS CBS 86060First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Europe | CBS 86060 / CBS CBS 86060First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Hong Kong | CBS/Sony 25AP 1065First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | CBS CBS 86060First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1065First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Mexico | CBS CLS-5598First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Singapore & Malaysia | CBS/Sony 25AP 1065First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | South Africa | CBS DNW 2130First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Taiwan | Pop MH-7334LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1978 | Turkey | VOX 601First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Spain | CBS CBS 460210 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia JC 35375LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
33 vinyl pressings of Songbird are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1978 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Canada, UK, US, New Zealand and more. One of them is Columbia PC 35375, released May 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PC 35375, S CBS 86060, JC 35375, SBP 237157) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-35375 1A-2HZ and BL-35375-1A-2HZK: o. 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.
