Vinyl pressings
by Bob James · 1978
Touchdown 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.
17 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
AL35594-2F S1 13ARunout side A, variant 1
BL 35594-2E S| E-S1 E4Runout side B, variant 1
AL 35594-2E S1 B11Runout side A, variant 2
BL 35594-2F S1 C5Runout side B, variant 2
AL 35594-2L 1TRunout side A, variant 1
BL 35594-2D 1 TRunout side B, variant 1
AL 35594-2D 1 TRunout side A, variant 2
BL 35594-2C 1 TRunout side B, variant 2
P AL35594-2B 3 ASide A runout
P BL35594-2GSide B runout
AL 35594-2E S1 A1Runout side A
BL 35594-2E S1 B3Runout side B
AL 35594Label side A
BL 35594Label side B
S CBS 83175Side A & B
S CBS 83175 ASide A
CBS.S.83175.A.1 C D [etched]Side A
S CBS 83175 BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | CBS SBP 237279 / Tappan Zee Records JC 35594First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Europe | CBS CBS 83175 / CBS 83175First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Europe | CBS CBS 83175 / CBS 83175First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Hong Kong | CBS/Sony 25AP 1184First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Tappan Zee Records 25AP 1184(TZ) / CBS/Sony 25AP 1184First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Tappan Zee Records 25AP 1184(TZ) / CBS/Sony 25AP 1184First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Tappan Zee Records 25AP 1184 / CBS/Sony 25AP 1184First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | Mexico | CBS CLS-5639First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 237279First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Philippines | CBS/Sony LP-1254First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | South Africa | CBS ASF 2241First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | CBS CBS 83175 / Tappan Zee Records JC 35594First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Tappan Zee Records JC 35594 / Columbia JC 35594LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Tappan Zee Records JC 35594 / Columbia 35594First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Tappan Zee Records JC 35594 / Columbia JC 35594First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | South Africa | CBS STR 20028LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Canada | Tappan Zee Records HC 45594 / Columbia HC 45594LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Tappan Zee Records HC 45594 / Columbia HC 45594LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1981 | US | Tappan Zee Records PC 35594 / Columbia PC 35594LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1981 | US | Tappan Zee Records PC 35594 / Columbia PC 35594LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | South Korea | Sony CPL-1197 / Columbia CK 35594LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia PC 35594 / Tappan Zee Records PC 35594LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS CBS 83175 / Tappan Zee Records CBS 83175LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Tappan Zee Records PC 35594 / Columbia XPC 35594LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Tappan Zee Records JC 35594 / Columbia WFC 35594LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Tappan Zee Records JC 35594 / Columbia JC 35594LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Tappan Zee Records JC 35594 / Columbia JC 35594LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Tappan Zee Records PC 35594 / Columbia 35594LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Tappan Zee Records JC 35594 / Columbia JC 35594LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Tappan Zee Records JC 35594 / Columbia JC 35594LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
38 vinyl pressings of Touchdown are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1978 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Europe and more. One of them is Tappan Zee Records JC 35594.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JC 35594, CBS 83175, SBP 237279, 25AP 1184) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL35594-2F S1 13A and BL 35594-2E S| E-S1 E4. 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.
