Vinyl pressings
by Bing Crosby · 1977
Seasons was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 11 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.
PD-1-6128-AS-CT-1 TSide A Runout Etched (Variant 1)
PD-1-6128-BS-CT-1 TSide B Runout Etched (Variant 1)
PD-1-6128-AS-CRT-1 1T MASTERDISK G.K. 7BSide A Runout Etched, R Crossed Out, MASTERDISK 7 Stamped (Variant 2)
PD-1-6128-BS-CT-1 1T MASTERDISK G.K. 8ΛSide B Runout Etched, MASTERDISK Λ Stamped (Variant 2)
PD-1-6128-A5 MR ∆22926(2) MASTERDISK G.K. PD-1-6128 A5-MWSide A runout, etched
PD-1-6128-B5 MASTERDISK GK. ∆22926-X (2) PD-1-6128 B5-MWSide B runout, etched
PD-1-6128-ASide A label
PD-1-6128-BSide B label
70-5650-A ALT 1-13-79 MASTERDISKRunout Side A
70-5650-B MASTERDISK. ALT 4-2-79
PD-1-6128 ALabel Side A
PD-1-6128 BLabel Side B
PD-1-6128-AS-PRC-1-1-1 G.K. MASTERDISK PRC
PD-1-6128-BS-PRC-1-1-1 G.K. MASTERDISK PRC
PD-1-6128-ALabel, Side A, Matrix
PD-1-6128-BLabel, Side B, Matrix
2442151 A//1 C 12 10Stamped Runout, Side A
2442151 B//1 C 11 4Stamped Runout, Side B
tim n' steveHand Etched Runout, Side A
timtom HOPE YOUR FINGER'S BETTER!Hand Etched Runout, Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Polydor 2383 478First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Polydor 2383 478First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Polydor 2383 478First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Polydor 2460279First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Polydor 66 728 7LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1977 | Ireland | Polydor 2442 151First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Italy | Polydor 2383 478First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Italy | Polydor 2384 125First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Jamaica | Polydor PD-1-6128First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Polydor 2442-151 / Polydor 2442 151First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Polydor 2383 478 / Polydor 2383478First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Spain | Polydor 23 83 478First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Polydor 2442-151 / Polydor 2442 151First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | UK | Polydor 2384 125First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Polydor 2442 151First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1113 2740 / Gramofonový Klub 1113 2740LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Rainbow RDL 1572LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Polydor 2383 478LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
30 vinyl pressings of Seasons are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1977 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Polydor PD-1-6128.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PD-1-6128, 2442-151, 2384 125, 2442 151) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PD-1-6128-AS-CT-1 T and PD-1-6128-BS-CT-1 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.
