Vinyl pressings
by Chicago · 1976
If You Leave Me Now 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.
43 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 23 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 ZSS 161363 1F TML-SA-Side Runout Etching
T ZSS 161364 1E TML-MB-Side Runout Etching
ZSS 161363Label Side A
ZSS 161364Label Side B
ZSS 161363 1C TML-M pA-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
ZSS 161364 1D TML-S pB-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
ZSS 161363 1D TML-S pA-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
ZSS 161364 1D TML-S pB-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
ZSS 161363 1A TML-M S1A-Side Runout
ZSS 161369̶4-1A TML-M S1B-Side Runout
ZSS 161363Label Side A
ZSS 161364Label Side B
ZSS 161363 1C TML-MA-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
ZSS 161364 1C TML-MB-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
ZSS 161363Label Side A
ZSS 161364Label Side B
ZSS 161363 1C TML-M 1 A PRunout side A
ZSS 161363 1D TML-S 1 A PRunout side B
ZSS 161363Label both sides
ZSS 161363 1D [TML-S]Side A & B Runouts
ZSS 161363Side A & B Labels
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 222236First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Australia | CBS BA 222236First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Canada | Columbia 3-10390First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Costa Rica | CBS 11549First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Costa Rica | CBS 11549First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Costa Rica | CBS 11549First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Ecuador | CBS Columbia 131-0159First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Europe | CBS CBS 4603 / CBS 4603First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Europe | CBS 4603 / CBS CBS 4603First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | CBS CBS 4603 / CBS 4603First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | France | CBS CBS 4603 / CBS 4603First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | CBS CBS 4603 / CBS 4603First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | CBS CBS 4603 / CBS 4603First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | CBS CBS S 4603 / CBS 4603First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | CBS CBS 4603 / CBS CBS S 4603First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Germany | CBS CBS S 46037", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1987 | Europe | CBS CBS 650465 77", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | CBS 432277", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 46037", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | CBS CBS S 4603 / CBS CBS 46037", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | CBS CBS S 4603 / CBS CBS 46037", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | CBS CBS S 46037", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | CBS CBS 4603 / CBS CBS S 46037", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Mexico | CBS 76927", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
59 vinyl pressings of If You Leave Me Now are listed here, from 24 countries, released between 1976 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 3-10390, released August 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3-10390, S CBS 4603, BA 222236, 11549) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T ZSS 161363 1F TML-S and T ZSS 161364 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.
