Vinyl pressings
by Bob James · 1979
Lucky Seven was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
p P AL 36056-2GA-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
p P BL 36056-3A DB-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
P AL 36056-2BA-Side Runout, variant 2
P BL 36056-3BB-Side Runout, variant 2
P AL 36056-2BRunout Side A
P BL 36056-3A A1Runout Side B
AL 36056Label Side A
BL 36056Label Side B
P AL 36056-2G S2 A3A-Side Runout Stamp + Etch Var 1
P BL 36056-3E S1 B1B-Side Runout Stamp + Etch Var 1
P AL 36056-2E S1 A2A-Side Runout Stamp + Etch Var 2
P BL 36056-3E S1 B4B-Side Runout Stamp + Etch Var 2
P AL 36056-2A PXT A3A-Side Runout variant 1
P- BL 36056-3D T 1 D6 9B-Side Runout variant 1
P AL 36056-2D C4 o T 1A-Side Runout variant 2
P BL 36056-3C A1 o T 1B-Side Runout variant 2
P AL 36056-2BRunout, Side A, Stamped
P BL 36056-3BRunout, Side B, Stamped
AL 36056Label Side A
BL 36056Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | CBS SBP 237376First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Hong Kong | CBS/Sony 25AP 1008 / Tappan Zee Records 25AP 1008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Tappan Zee Records 25AP 1008 / CBS/Sony 25AP 1008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Mexico | Tappan Zee Records CLS-5670 / CBS CLS-5670First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 83729First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Tappan Zee Records SBP 36056 / Columbia SBP 36056First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Philippines | CBS/Sony LP 1308 (25AP-1008) / Tappan Zee Records LP 1308 (25AP-1008)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | South Africa | CBS ASF 2386First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | CBS S 83729First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | CBS S 83729First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | CBS S 83729First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | CBS CBS 83729First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1979 | US | Tappan Zee Records JC 36056 / Columbia JC 36056First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Tappan Zee Records JC 36056 / Columbia JC 36056First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Tappan Zee Records JC 36056 / CBS JC 36056First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | South Africa | CBS STR 20095LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Taiwan | Kelly KY-2003LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Tappan Zee Records PC 36056LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Tappan Zee Records PC 36056LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| ? | US | Tappan Zee Records PC 36056 / Columbia AL 36056LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
25 vinyl pressings of Lucky Seven are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Tappan Zee Records JC 36056.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JC 36056, CBS 83729, SBP 237376, 25AP 1008) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p P AL 36056-2G and p P BL 36056-3A D. 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.
