Vinyl pressings
by Barbra Streisand · 1979
Wet was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
31 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 21 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.
PAL 36258 IBCSide 1 Runout variant 1
PBL 36258-1GSide 2 Runout variant 1
T1 PAL-36258 IAGSide 1 Runout etched variant 2
T1 PBL 36258 IADSide 2 Runout etched variant 2
1S PAL 36258 1AA TML-MRunout variant 1, side A
1S PBL 36258-1BC TML-SRunout variant 1, side B
1S PAL 36258 1AA TML-MRunout variant 2, side A
1S PBL 36258-1B TML-MRunout variant 2, side B
o T1 PAL 36258 1AJ TML-M JSide A runout variant 1, etched except "o", "TML-M J" stamped
o T1 PBL-36258-1G TML-SSide B runout variant 1, etched except "o", "TML-S" stamped
o T1 PAL 36258 1AK TML-S A21Side A runout variant 2, etched except "o", "TML-S" stamped
o T1 PBL-36258-1BE TML-S 17Side B runout variant 2, etched except "o", "TML-S" stamped
PAL 36258-1F TML-M Pvar.1 Side A runout
PBL-36258-1E TML-S Pvar.1 Side B runout
PAL-36258-1AM TML-M Pvar.2 Side A runout
PBL 36258 1AH TML-M C Pvar.2 Side B runout
PAL 36258 IFSide A runout, variant 1
PBL 36258-1FSide B runout, variant 1
PAL 36258 1 HX TML-M o A 12 T 2Side A runout, variant 2
PBL -36258-1G TML-S F 2 T1Side B runout, variant 2
1S PAL 36258 1AA TML-MRunout variant 1, side A
1S PBL 36258-1BC TML-SRunout variant 1, side B
1S PAL 36258 1AA TML-MRunout variant 2, side A
1S PBL 36258-1B TML-MRunout variant 2, side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | Columbia 120.048First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Australia | CBS SBP 237387First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Brazil | CBS 138162 / Discos CBS 138162First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Colombia | Columbia 14-1312First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Costa Rica | CBS 100513First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Europe | CBS CBS 86104First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Greece | CBS CBS 86104 / CBS 86104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Hong Kong | CBS/Sony 25AP 1724First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Israel | CBS CBS 86104 / CBS Records Ltd. CBS 86104First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | CBS CBS 86104First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1724First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP1724First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Malaysia | CBS/Sony 25AP 1724First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Mexico | CBS CLS-5666First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 237387First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Ecuador | CBS 333-0016LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Ecuador | CBS 333-0016LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Portugal | CBS CBS 86104LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Yugoslavia | Suzy CBS 86104 / CBS 86104LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Yugoslavia | Suzy CBS 86104 / CBS 86104LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 86104LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 86104LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Taiwan | New Jen Sheng JS-5381LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Columbia FC 36258LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
40 vinyl pressings of Wet are listed here, from 25 countries, released between 1979 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia FC 36258.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FC 36258, S CBS 86104, 86104, CBS 86104) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL 36258 IBC and PBL 36258-1G. 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.
