Vinyl pressings
by Boz Scaggs · 1976
Lowdown / Harbor Lights was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
T ZSS161286 IF [TML-S] TIRunout, side A, etched - Variant 1
T ZSS1161223 1E [TML-M]Runout, side B, etched - Variant 1
T ZSS161286 IE [TML-S] TIRunout, side A, etched - Variant 2
T ZSS1161223 1E [TML-M]Runout, side B, etched - Variant 2
ZSS 161286 IA TML-M sssRunout, side A
ZSS 1161223 1A TML-M s1Runout, side B
ZSS 161286Label side A
ZSS 161223Label side B
p ZSS161286 ID TML-SA runout
p ZSS161223 1H TML-MB runout
ZSS 161286A label
ZSS 161223B label
TML-S T ZSS 161286 IGRunout side A
T ZSS1161223 1L TML-MRunout side B
ZSS 161286Label side A
ZSS 161223Label side B
ZSS161286 1D TML-S pA-Side Runout Etching
p ZSP161285 1D TML-SB-Side Runout Etching
ZSS 161286A-Side Label
ZSP 161285B-Side Label
ZSP161285 1F TML-S TVariant 1
ZSS161286 1F TML-S TVariant 1
ZSP161285 1E TML-M TVariant 2
ZSS161286 1E TML-M TVariant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | CBS BA 222230First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Canada | Columbia 3-10367First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Columbia 3-10367First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Costa Rica | CBS 11541First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | Germany | CBS S 4563First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | Greece | CBS CBS 4563First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | CBS CBS 4563First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | Jamaica | Columbia 3-10367First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Japan | CBS/Sony 06SP 105First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | CBS/Sony 06 SP 105First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 4563First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Spain | CBS CBS 4563First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | UK | CBS S CBS 4563First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | UK | CBS S CBS 4563First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | UK | CBS S CBS 4563First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
22 vinyl pressings of Lowdown / Harbor Lights are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 3-10367.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3-10367, S CBS 4563, BA 222230, 11541) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T ZSS161286 IF [TML-S] TI and T ZSS1161223 1E [TML-M]. 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.
