Vinyl pressings
by Bob James · 1983
Foxie was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 10 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.
P AL38801-1ASide A runout, variant 1
P BL38801-1ASide B runout, variant 1
P AL38801-1FSide A runout, variant 2
P BL38801-1FSide B runout, variant 2
G AL38801-1CSide A runout, variant 1
G BL38801-1CSide B runout, variant 1
G AL38801-1C CSide A runout, variant 2
G BL38801-1CSide B runout, variant 2
Side 1 Etched: AL38801-1C
Side 2 Etched: BL38801-1D
CBS 25546 A1 ΛSide A runout etched/stamped
CBS 25546 B1 CSide B runout etched/stamped
AL-38801-1A-2H: DM-1Side A runout
BL-38801-1A-2H: DM-4Side B runout
AL 38801Side A label
BL 38801Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | Tappan Zee Records SBP 237961First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | CBS CBS 25546 / CBS 25546First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Greece | CBS 25546First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1983 | Hong Kong | CBS 25AP 2686First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Japan | Tappan Zee Records 25AP 2686 / CBS/Sony 25AP 2686First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Japan | CBS/Sony 30AP 2544First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Philippines | Columbia QCL-22056 / Columbia FC-38801First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | South Africa | CBS DNW 2917First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Tappan Zee Records FC 38801First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Tappan Zee Records FC 38801 / Columbia FC 38801First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Tappan Zee Records FC 38801 / Columbia FC 38801First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Tappan Zee Records FC 38801 / Columbia FC 38801First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | UK | CBS CBS 25546 / Tappan Zee Records CBS 25546First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 25546LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of Foxie are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Tappan Zee Records FC 38801, released September 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FC 38801, CBS 25546, SBP 237961, 25546) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P AL38801-1A and P BL38801-1A. 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.
