Vinyl pressings
by Boz Scaggs · 1976
Silk Degrees 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.
50 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 20 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.
T1 PAL 33920 1F TML-SRunout A, variant 1
T1 PBL 33920 1ERunout B, variant 1
o T1 PAL 33920-1AF TML-M A11Runout A, variant 2
o T1 PBL 33920-1K GRunout B, variant 2
PAL 33920 1AC S1 TML-MA Side runout Variation 1
PBL 33920 1AE S1 TML-MB Side runout Variation 1
PAL 33920-1A E2 S1 TML-MA Side runout Variation 2
PBL 33920 1A S1 TML-MB Side runout Variation 2
AL 33920A Side Label
BL 33920B Side Label
P PAL 33920-1H ºA Side Etch, exc "P", º stamps
P º PBL 33920-1KB Side Etch, exc "P", º stamps
PAL33920 1AD TML-M 2 PPW G PSide A runout etched, variant 1
PBL-339201M I AZ C PPW PSide B runout etched, variant 1
PAL33920 1AD TML-M 5 1 7 PSide A runout etched, variant 2
PBL-33920-1M I AZ 7 PSide B runout etched, variant 2
TML-MStamped Side A , Side B
P 2 P⃫A⃫L⃫ ⃫3⃫3⃫2⃫9⃫0⃫-⃫1⃫B⃫ S TML-S PAL 33920-1B SX º DSide A runout variant 1
P PBL 33920 1C TML-MSide B runout variant 1
\ P⃫A⃫L⃫ ⃫3⃫3⃫2⃫9⃫0⃫-⃫1⃫B⃫ S TML-S PAL 33920-1B P SX7Side A runout variant 2
PBL 33920 1AD RL G C TML-S PSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Argentina | CBS 119699 / CBS 119.699First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | CBS SBP 234809 / CBS PC 33920First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | CBS SBP 234809 / CBS PC 33920First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | CBS SBP 234809 / CBS PC 33920First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Australia | CBS SBP 234809 / CBS PC 33920First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1976 | Australia | CBS SBP 234809 / CBS PC 33920First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Columbia KC 33920First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Europe | CBS CBS 81193 / CBS PC 33920First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Europe | CBS 81193 / CBS PC 33920First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Europe | CBS CBS 81193 / CBS 81193First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Europe | CBS CBS 81193 / CBS 81193First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Europe | CBS CBS 81193 / CBS 81193First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Greece | CBS CBS 81193First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Hong Kong | CBS/Sony 25AP 3First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | CBS CBS 81193First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Columbia HC 33920LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Japan | CBS/Sony 30AP 1878LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 3LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1980 | US | Columbia HBL-4392012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Columbia HC 43920LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Columbia PC 33920 / Columbia C 33920LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | UK | CBS 81193 / CBS CBS 81193LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Columbia JC 33920LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Europe | Simply Vinyl SVLP 073LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | UK | Columbia PPAN 33920 / Columbia PC 33920LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Friday Music FRM 33920 / Columbia P 764503LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2010 | US | Friday Music FRM 33920 / Columbia P 764503LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo, CD · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo, CD · Limited |
| 2011 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP140LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | Europe | Legacy 88875194191 / Sony Music 88875194191LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2016 | UK | Simply Vinyl SVLP 073 / Columbia 471968 1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Japan | Sony Records Int'l SIJP 1033LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| 2022 | US | Friday Music FRM 33920 / Columbia P 764503LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 2024 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP140 / Columbia MOVLP140LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP140 / Columbia MOVLP140LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP140 / Columbia MOVLP140LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 234809LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Columbia PC 33920LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Columbia WPC 33920 / Columbia PC 33920LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Columbia PC 33920LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32036LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Simply Vinyl SVLP 073LP, Album, Reissue, White Label | LP, Album, Reissue, White Label |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32036LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | South Korea | Not On Label (Boz Scaggs) 834LP, Misprint, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Misprint, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | CBS S CBS 32036LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | CBS S CBS 32036LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia JC 33920LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia JC 33920LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 33920 / Columbia 33920LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia JC 33920 / Columbia 33920LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia JC 33920 / Columbia 33920LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
103 vinyl pressings of Silk Degrees are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1976 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Singapore, Argentina and more. One of them is Columbia PC 33920, released February 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PC 33920, JC 33920, CBS 81193, 81193) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 PAL 33920 1F TML-S and T1 PBL 33920 1E. 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.
