Vinyl pressings
by Cheryl Lynn · 1978
Got To Be Real / Come In From The Rain 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.
23 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 8 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 ZSS 164427 1D TML-SA-Side Runout Etching
p ZSS 164428 1D TML-S AB-Side Runout Etching
ZSS 164427Side A Label:
ZSS 164428Side B Label:
ZSS 165112 1D TML-SRunout side A variation 1
ZSS 164428 1D TML-SRunout side B variation 1
ZSS 165112 1D TML-SRunout side A variation 2
T ZSS 164428 1D TML-MRunout side B variation 2
p ZSS 165112 1D TML-SA-Side Runout Etching
p T ZSS 164428 1E TML-MB-Side Runout Etching
ZSS 165112Label Side A
ZSS 164428Label Side B
T ZSS 165112 1E TML-M T1A-Side Runout
T ZSS 164428 1E TML-MB-Side Runout
ZSS 165112Side A Label:
ZSS 164428Side B Label:
ZSS 165112 1B TML-S S1Side A Runout, etched (TML-S is stamped)
ZSS 164428 1H S1Side B Runout, etched
ZSS 165112 1A TML-M S1Side A Runout Variant, etched (TML-M is stamped)
ZSS 165112Side A Label:
ZSS-164427-1H TIIIA-Side Runout Etching
T ZSS164428-1E TML-MB-Side Runout Etching
ZSS 164427Side A Label:
ZSS 164428Side B Label:
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 | Argentina | Columbia 23.053First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Brazil | CBS 34038 / Discos CBS 34038First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Brazil | CBS 34038First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Canada | Columbia 3-10808First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Canada | Columbia 3-10808First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Costa Rica | CBS 12069First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1978 | Italy | CBS 6967First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Mexico | CBS 8135First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | New Zealand | CBS MAX 461937First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | New Zealand | CBS BA 461937First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | US | Columbia 23-10869First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia 3-10808First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1978 | US | Columbia AS 503First year12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1978 | US | Columbia 3-10808First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1978 | US | Columbia 3-10808First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Old Gold OG 419312", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1993 | US | Columbia ACD 7708412", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
36 vinyl pressings of Got To Be Real / Come In From The Rain are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1978 and 1993.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica and more. One of them is Columbia 3-10808, released August 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3-10808, 23-10869, AS 503, 34038) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p ZSS 164427 1D TML-S and p ZSS 164428 1D TML-S A. 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.
