Vinyl pressings
by Billy Joel · 1980
Glass Houses was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
58 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 29 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 36384 2 DH STERLING PSide A runout
BL 36384 2L STERLING TJ S2 PSide B runout
AL 36384Side A label
BL 36384Side B label
AL 36384 2CJ STERLING PVariant 1, Runout side A
BL36384 2BG STERLING PVariant 1, Runout side B
AL 36384 2CK STERLING PVariant 2, Runout side A
BL 36384 2BL STERLING PVariant 2, Runout side B
AL 36384 2E STERLING TJRunout A, etched, stamped, variant 1
BL-36384-2 - AH ☆STERLINGRunout B, etched, stamped, variant 1
AL 36384 2A STERLING TJRunout A, etched, stamped, variant 2
BL 36384 2 STERLING TJRunout B, etched, stamped, variant 2
AL 36384 2BD STERLINGSide A etched, variant 1
BL 36384 ZAK CAL 36384 2 STERLINGSide B etched, variant 1
AL 36384 2BD STERLINGSide A etched, variant 2
BL 36384 2BF STERLINGSide B etched, variant 2
AL 36384 2 2̶B̶ 2AB B 8 STERLING TJ Ƨ SSide A runout, variant 1
BL 36384 AD A 8 STERLING TJ \ SSide B runout, variant 1
AL 36384 2AC CII STERLING TJ Ƨ SSide A runout, variant 2
BL 36384 AD D3 STERLING TJ Ƨ SSide B runout, variant 2
AL 36384 2̶L̶ 2AB SX B3 STERLING TJ S2Side A runout, variant 1
BL 36384 2L D8 STERLING TJ A̶L̶ 1SSide B runout, variant 1
AL 36384 2̶L̶ 2AB SX STERLING TJ S2Side A runout, variant 2
BL 36384 2AA A12 STERLING TJ 1SSide B runout, variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Argentina | Columbia 20.072First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Australia | CBS SBP 237438First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Australia | CBS SBP 237438First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Australia | CBS SAMPLER 26First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Brazil | Discos CBS 138183First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Columbia FCX 36384First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Colombia | CBS 14-1339First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Costa Rica | CBS 100540First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Ecuador | CBS 333-0019First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Europe | CBS CBS 86108 / CBS 86108First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | CBS 315382 / Bertelsmann Club 315382LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1980 | Greece | CBS CBS 86108First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Hong Kong | CBS/Sony 25AP1800First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Ireland | Columbia S CBS 86108 / Columbia 86108First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Ireland | CBS CBS 86108 / CBS S CBS 86108First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | US | Friday Music FRM 36384 / Columbia P763264LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Friday Music FRM 36384 / Columbia P763264LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2013 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 2-38512", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2016 | US | Friday Music FRM 36384 / Columbia P763264LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Columbia 19439893001LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Worldwide | Columbia 19658700791 / Legacy 19658700791LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia FC 36384 / Columbia PC 36384LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 450087 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 86108LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 86108 / CBS 86108LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Philippines | CBS/Sony LP-1394 (25AP 1800)LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Philippines | CBS/Sony LP-1394 (25AP 1800)LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | South Korea | Life Studio 54 LIFE 139 / Life Studio 54 Life 139LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Spain | CBS S 86108LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Taiwan | Liming Record LM-3029LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | CBS CBS 450087 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | CBS CBS 450087 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia FC 36384 / Columbia 36384LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia FC 36384 / Columbia 36384LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
86 vinyl pressings of Glass Houses are listed here, from 33 countries, released between 1980 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Columbia FC 36384, released March 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FC 36384, PC 36384, CBS 86108, 86108) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL 36384 2 DH STERLING P and BL 36384 2L STERLING TJ S2 P. 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.
