Vinyl pressings
by Billy Joel · 1983
Leave A Tender Moment Alone was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 9 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.
NL 01-3714-1A-1 A AStamped on runout area side A
NL 01-3714-1B-1 1 AStamped on runout area side B
01-003714-1Label side A
01-003714-2Label side B
11-332-A
P ZSS 171806 1A STERLINGRunouts
ZSS 171806Labels
MX20445 BA3206-1Side A : etched.
MX20446 BA3206-2Side B : etched.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | CBS BA 223206First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Australia | CBS BA 223206First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Canada | Columbia 38 04514 / Family Productions 38-04514First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | France | CBS A_3714 / CBS CBS A3714First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Germany | CBS CBS A 3714 / CBS A...3714First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Germany | CBS CBS A 3714 / CBS A 3714First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Ireland | CBS CBSA 3714 / CBS A-3714First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Netherlands | CBS CBSA 3714 / CBS A-3714First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | Netherlands | CBS PRO 322First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | New Zealand | CBS BA 223206First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | US | Columbia 38-04514First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | Japan | CBS/Sony 07SP 814First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Costa Rica | CBS 70128657", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | US | Columbia 38-04514 / Family Productions 38-045147", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | UK | CBS A 4521 / Family Productions A 45217", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia 13-084187", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia 13-08418 / Collectables 13-084187", 45 RPM, Reissue, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Styrene, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of Leave A Tender Moment Alone are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1983 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Netherlands, US, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is CBS CBSA 3714.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBSA 3714, PRO 322, 38-04514, 07SP 814) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NL 01-3714-1A-1 A A and NL 01-3714-1B-1 1 A. 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.
