Vinyl pressings
by Carly Simon · 1975
Playing Possum was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 17 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.
7E 1033-A 5 SP TML-M 1-2A-side, variant 1, etching, ᴛᴍʟ-ᴍ stamped
7E 1033-B 5 SP TML-M 1-2B-side, variant 1, etching, ᴛᴍʟ-ᴍ stamped
7E 1033-A 6 SP TML-M 1-1A-side, variant 2, etching, ᴛᴍʟ-ᴍ stamped
7E 1033-B 6 SP TML-M 1-1B-side, variant 2, etching, ᴛᴍʟ-ᴍ stamped
7E1033 A CSM TML-M SXRunout Side A, Variant 1
7E1033-B 3-CSM SXRunout Side B, Variant 1
7E-1033-A 3 CSM TML-M SX A SRunout Side A, Variant 2
7E-1033-B CSM TML-S SX S 1Runout Side B, Variant 2
7E 1033 A-1 CSM TML-M Sx CTH E2 SRunout side A
7E 1033-B CSM TML-S Sx TH C6 2 SRunout side B
EQ-1033-A SP DWJ
EQ-1033-B SP DWJ
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Argentina | Elektra 50-14.171First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | Elektra 7E 1033 / Elektra 7E-1033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | Elektra 3-03-404-019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Elektra 7ES-1033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Elektra 7ES-1033 / Elektra 7ES 1033First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | Elektra 52 020 / Elektra 52.020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Elektra ELK 52 020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Greece | Elektra 7E 1033First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | Greece | Elektra 414First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | Elektra K 52020 / Elektra 7E-1033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Elektra W 52020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Elektra P-8567EFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Elektra EKS 1033First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Elektra 7E-1033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Portugal | Elektra LP-S-58-2First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Elektra ELK 52 020LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Greece | Elektra 52020LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | Elektra K52020 / Elektra 7E-1033LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
34 vinyl pressings of Playing Possum are listed here, from 18 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Elektra 7E-1033, released April 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7E-1033, EQ-1033, K52020, 50-14.171) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7E 1033-A 5 SP TML-M 1-2 and 7E 1033-B 5 SP TML-M 1-2. 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.
