Vinyl pressings
by Billy Joel · 1978
She's Always A Woman 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.
12 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 4 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.
T ZSS 164799 1C STERLINGrunout side A
T ZSS 164800 1C STERLINGrunout side B
ZSS 164799 1D TIII sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢVar 2: Run-out Side Side A, etched (sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamped)
T ZSS 164800 1C TI sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢVar 2: Run-out Side Side B, etched (sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamped)
p ZSS 164799 1A STERLINGA runout
p ZSS 164800 1B STERLINGB runout
ZSS 164799A label
ZSS 164800B label
ZSS 164799-1G SSide A [etched]
ZSS 164800 1H SSide B [etched]
STERLINGSide A & B [stamped]
ZSS 164799 1H SSS [STERLING]Side A Runout, etched [stamped]
ZSS 164800 1E SSSSS [STERLING]Side B Runout, etched [stamped]
ZSS 164799Label A
ZSP 164798Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | South Africa | CBS SSC 1753First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | CBS S CBS 6266First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | UK | CBS S CBS 6266First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | UK | CBS S CBS 6266First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | Columbia 3-10788First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | US | Columbia 3-10788First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1978 | US | Columbia 3-10788First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia 3-10788First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | US | Columbia 3-10788 / Family Productions 3-10788First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia 3-10788First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1978 | US | Columbia 3-10788First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1978 | US | Columbia 3-10788First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of She's Always A Woman are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Canada, South Africa. One of them is Columbia 3-10788, released July 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3-10788, S CBS 6266, SSC 1753) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T ZSS 164799 1C STERLING and T ZSS 164800 1C STERLING. 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.
