Vinyl pressings
by Bob Dylan · 1988
Silvio was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. 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 1988, the album's first year, in 7 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.
ZSS-07970A-1B Precision GI D A1Side A Runout, etched (D stamped)
ZSS-07970B-1B Precision GI B3Side B Runout, etched
ZSS 07970ASide A Label
ZSS 07970BSide B Label
ZSS-07970A-1A Precision GIA side runout, variant 1
ZSS-07970A-1B Precision GIB side runout, variant 1
ZSS 07970A-1A Precision GI D A3A side runout, variant 2
ZSS-07970A-1A Precision GI D A2B side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australia | CBS 652845 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Spain | CBS CBS 651406 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Spain | CBS CBS 651406 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK | CBS 651406 6First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1988 | US | Columbia CAS 02903First year12", Promo, Single, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, Single, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo |
| 1988 | Mexico | CBS PR-653204First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Canada | Columbia 38 07970First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | US | Columbia 38-07970First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Columbia 38-07970First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | US | Columbia 38-07970First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1988 | Europe | CBS 651406 7 / CBS CBS 651406 7First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK | CBS 651406 7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
12 vinyl pressings of Silvio are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, UK, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Columbia 38-07970, released June 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 38-07970, CAS 02903, 651406 7, 651406 6) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS-07970A-1B Precision GI D A1 and ZSS-07970B-1B Precision GI B3. 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.
