Vinyl pressings
by Blue Öyster Cult · 1978
Some Enchanted Evening 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.
27 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 14 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.
PAL35563-2ACSide A variant 1
PBL35563-2AESide B variant 1
PAL 35563-2D SX S2 SX T B2Side A variant 2
PBL 35563-2D SI SX B3Side B variant 2
PAL [34423 STRUCK THROUGH] 1 S PAL 35563-2AG [itallicized "N"] ASide A Etching
0Side A Stamped
PBL 35563-2K S1 F2Side B Etching
0Side B Stamped
PBL-35563-2AB T1 O (strangely, I can see PBL-35563-2AB etched again very lightly in a different spot)Runout Side A Etched [Variant 1]
PAL-35563-2AA A O T1Runout Side B Etched [Variant 1]
PAL 35563-2AB B13 0 T1Runout Side A Etched [Variant 2]
PBL 35563-2J F5 A5 T1 5Runout Side B Etched [Variant 2]
P PAL 35563-2AEA side runout etched, variant 1
PBL 35563-2G S1 SX CB side runout etched, variant 1
P PAL 35563-2AEA side runout etched, variant 2
PBL 35563-2AD BB side runout etched, variant 2
AL 35563A Side Label
AL 35563B Side Label
PAL-35563-2B P SXA Side Etch exc ᴘ stamp
PAL 35563-2A PB Side Etch exc ᴘ stamp
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 | Argentina | Columbia 19.926First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Australia | CBS SBP 237224First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | CBS 138104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Europe | CBS 86074 / CBS CBS 86074First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Europe | CBS 86074 / CBS CBS 86074First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Greece | CBS CBS 86074First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Greece | CBS CBS 32749First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Israel | CBS CBS 86074First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1142First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP-1142First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 237224First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Portugal | Epic EPC 86074First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | South Africa | Columbia ASF 2245First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Spain | Epic EPC 86074First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | CBS S CBS 86074 / CBS 86074First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Greece | CBS CBS 86074LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | US | Culture Factory USA, Inc. CFU01148 / Columbia 19075801891LP, Album, Record Store Day, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2402 / Columbia 35563LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2402 / Columbia 35563LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia WJC 35563 / Columbia JC 35563LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Columbia WJC 35563LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32749LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | CBS CBS 32749LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Taiwan | 小雅唱片 15MP-55LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | CBS S CBS 86074 / CBS 86074LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 35563LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Columbia JC 35563 / Columbia 35563LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 35563 / Columbia 35563LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 35563 / Columbia 35563LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
42 vinyl pressings of Some Enchanted Evening are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1978 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Canada, Argentina and more. One of them is Columbia JC 35563, released September 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JC 35563, S CBS 86074, 19.926, SBP 237224) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL35563-2AC and PBL35563-2AE. 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.
