Vinyl pressings
by Barbra Streisand · 1985
The Broadway Album 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.
25 pressings came out in 1985, 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.
CBS ∙ 86322 ∙ A1Hand Etched Runout, Side A, Variant 1
CBS ∙ 86322 - B1Hand Etched Runout, Side B, Variant 1
EStamped Runout, Side A, Variant 1
0Stamped Runout, Side B, Variant 1
P(2) PAL-40092-1C "Precision SM"Side A, Variant 1
P(2) PBL-40092-1C "Precision SM"Side B, Variant 1
P(?) PAL-40092-1AK Precision SMSide A Etched, Variant 2
P(?) PBL-40092-1N Precision SMSide B Etched, Variant 2
PAL-40092-1G G1 Precision SM B17Side A runout, variant 1
PBL-40092-1G G1 Precision SM B11Side B runout, variant 1
PAL-40092-1AJ G1 Precision SF A20Side A runout, variant 2
PBL-40092 G1B G1 A4 LJxP7Side B runout, variant 2
(HXMP) PAL-40092-G1ESide A runout, etched, variant 1
PBL 40092 1DH Precision S11Side B runout, etched, variant 1
(HXPY) PAL-40092-G1JSide 1 Etched
(HXPY) PAL-40092–G1NSide 2 Etched
A MX 216727-D SBP 8112-1Side 1
A MX 216728-D SBP 8112-2Side 2
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 | Argentina | Columbia 20.733First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Argentina | Columbia 20.733First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Brazil | CBS 138650First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Canada | Columbia OC 40092First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Costa Rica | CBS 1100912First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Europe | CBS CBS 86322First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Europe | CBS CBS 86322First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Greece | CBS CBS 450284 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Greece | CBS CBS 86322 / CBS 86322First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Israel | CBS CBS 86322 / CBS 86322First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Japan | CBS/Sony 28AP 3118First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | New Zealand | CBS SBP8112First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Peru | CBS Discos S.E. 8785First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Portugal | CBS CBS 86322First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | South Africa | Columbia JDB 3090First yearLP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP8112LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 450284 1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 86322 / CBS 86322LP, Album | LP, Album |
32 vinyl pressings of The Broadway Album are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1985 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in UK, US, Australia & New Zealand, Argentina and more. One of them is CBS CBS 86322.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBS 86322, PC 40092, OC 40092, SBP8112) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CBS ∙ 86322 ∙ A1 and CBS ∙ 86322 - B1. 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.
