Vinyl pressings
by Barbra Streisand · 1978
You Don't Bring Me Flowers 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.
32 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 15 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.
ZSS-165040 - 2 J TML-M TRunout side A, etched, except [TML-M] stamped
ZSS-165041 - 1 AB TML-M TRunout side B, etched, except [TML-M] stamped
ZSS 165040Label side-A
ZSS 165041Label side-B
T ZSS-165040-2J TML-MA-side runout, etched & stamped [TML-M]
T ZSS-165041-1J TML-MB-side runout, etched & stamped [TML-M]
ZSS 165040A-side label
ZSS 165041B-side label
ZSS-165040-2DA-side runout, etched
ZSS-165041-1AJB-side runout, etched
ZSS 165040A-side label
ZSS 165041B-side label
ZSS - 165040-2E TIIIRunout side A etched variant 1
ZSS - 165041-1H TIRunout side B etched variant 1
T ZSS-165040-2J TML-MRunout side A variant 2
T ZSS-165041-1J TML-MRunout side B variant 2
ZSS-165040-2A TML-M SSide A runout
ZSS-165041-1AF TML-M SSide B runout
ZSS 165040A-side label
ZSS 165041B-side label
ZSS-165040-2D TML-M PSide A runout
ZSS-165041-1E TML-M PSide B runout
ZSS 165040Side A label
ZSS 165041Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Argentina | Columbia 23.034First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Argentina | Columbia 23.034First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Australia | CBS BA 222473First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Brazil | Discos CBS 34023First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1978 | Canada | Columbia 3-10840First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | Columbia 3-10840First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Canada | Columbia 3-10840First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Europe | CBS CBS 6803 / CBS S CBS 6803First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | CBS 6803 / CBS CBS S 6803First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Germany | CBS CBS S 6803 / CBS 6803First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Japan | CBS/Sony 06SP 279First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 6803 / CBS 6803First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | New Zealand | CBS BA 416911First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | New Zealand | CBS BA 461911First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Portugal | CBS CBS 6803First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Italy | CBS CBS A 12977", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
36 vinyl pressings of You Don't Bring Me Flowers are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1978 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia 3-10840.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3-10840, S CBS 6803, 23.034, BA 222473) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS-165040 - 2 J TML-M T and ZSS-165041 - 1 AB TML-M T. 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.
