Vinyl pressings
by Billy Joel · 1976
Turnstiles was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
30 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 12 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.
T1 PAL-33848-1N 3Side 1 Runout Etched, Variant 1
TML-S ASide 1 Runout Stamped, Variant 1
T1 PBL-33848-1N 2Side 2 Runout Etched, Variant 1
TML-M ASide 2 Runout Stamped, Variant 1
AL 33848A Side Label
BL 33848B Side Label
PAL-33848-1B TML-M S 1A Side Etch exc TML stamp
PBL-33848-1A TML-M S1B Side Etch exc TML stamp
PAL-33848-1HA Side runout, variant 1
PBL-33848-1L TML-MB Side runout, variant 1
PAL-33848-1HA Side runout, variant 2
PBL-33848-1AB TML-SB Side runout, variant 2
PAL-33848-1AA TML-MSide A runout variant 1
PBL-33848-1AD TML-M-SSide B runout variant 1
PAL-33848-1AA TML-MSide A runout variant 2
PBL-33848-1AA TML-MSide B runout variant 2
PAL33848 1B TML-SRunout groove side A
PBL 33848 1JRunout groove side B
AL 33848Printed on A side label
BL 33848Printed on B side label
T1 PAL-33848-1E TML-SSide A runout, variant 1
T1 PBL-33848-1E TML-MSide B runout, variant 1
T1 PAL 33848 1F 2 TML-M oSide A runout, variant 2
PBL-33848-1B SXT A sxs 2 TML-SSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | CBS SBP 234797First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | CBS SBP 234797First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Australia | CBS SQP 234797First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1976 | Canada | Columbia PC 33848First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Europe | CBS CBS 81195First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Europe | CBS CBS 81195First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Ireland | CBS CBS 81195 / CBS S 81195First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Israel | CBS CBS 81195First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 110First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Mexico | CBS CLS-5525First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 234797First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | South Africa | CBS ASF.1882First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | CBS S 81195First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | CBS CBS 81195 / CBS S 81195First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | CBS CBS 81195 / CBS S 81195First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | South Africa | CBS COL 10056LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Europe | CBS CBS 32057 / CBS 32057LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Spain | CBS CBS 32057LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK & Europe | CBS 9021971 / CBS 902197 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Spain | CBS LSP 982376-1 / Productos Especiales CBS LSP 982376-1LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-350 / Columbia P 760787LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2013 | Netherlands | Music On Vinyl MOVLP782LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Columbia 19075939191LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2024 | Europe | Columbia 19075939191LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2025 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-350 / Columbia P 760787LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS SQP 234797LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| ? | Canada | Columbia WPC 33848 / Columbia PC 33848LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32057 / CBS 32057LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32057 / CBS 32057LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Spain | CBS CBS 32057LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS S CBS 32057LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS 902197-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | CBS CBS 32057LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 33848LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 33848 / Family Productions PC 33848LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 33848 / Family Productions PC 33848LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 33848 / Family Productions PC 33848LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 33848LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
55 vinyl pressings of Turnstiles are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1976 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia PC 33848.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PC 33848, PCQ 33848, BL33848, CBS 81195) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 PAL-33848-1N 3 and TML-S 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.
