Vinyl pressings
by Chicago · 1982
If You Leave Me Now was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 10 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.
○ AL 38590-1D COLUMBIA NY F3 G1Side 1 Stamped [F3 G1 Etched] Var 2
BL-38590 G1B ○ G1 A2 (H-AD)Side 2 Etched [○ Stamped] Var 2
AL 38590-1BSide 1 Stamped Variant 3
BL-38590 G1C N G\P (T-D)Side 2 Etched Variant 3
o P AL 38590-1B C COLUMBIA NY ISide A runout, variant 1
BL-38590 G1C E G1 (T-D)Side B runout, variant 1
o P AL 38590-1B CSide A runout, variant 2
BL-38590 G1C N G1 C (T-D)Side B runout, variant 2
P AL 38590-1B COLUMBIA NY CRunout A variant 1
P ○ BL 38590-1A I COLUMBIA NY ORunout B variant 1
P o AL 38590-1B COLUMBIA NY CRunout A variant 2
P o BL 38590-1B I COLUMBIA NYRunout B variant 2
CBS 25133 A1A-side runout
CBS 25133-B1B-side runout
CBS 25133 A1 DSide 1
CBS 25133-B1 C 🙂Side 2
A MX202016 SBP7850-1Side 1
G MX202017 C SBP237850-2Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | CBS SBP237850First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1982 | Europe | CBS CBS 25133LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1982 | Europe | CBS CBS 25133First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1982 | Germany | CBS CBS 24019First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1982 | Germany | CBS CBS 24019 / K-Tel International GmbH TG 1425First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1982 | Germany | CBS CBS 24019First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1982 | Germany | CBS CBS 24019First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1982 | Hong Kong | CBS/Sony AAP83First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Compilation, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 2612First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1982 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP-2612First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Portugal | CBS 25133First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1982 | South Africa | CBS COL 40038First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1982 | Spain | CBS CBS S 25133First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1982 | Taiwan | 雅音 AR-5098LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1982 | UK | CBS CBS 25133First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | US | Rhino Custom Products RI-565993LP, Compilation, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 25133LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | CBS CBS 32391 / CBS CBS 32 391LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 38590LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
35 vinyl pressings of If You Leave Me Now are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1982 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Australia, Europe and more. One of them is Columbia PC 38590.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PC 38590, CBS 25133, SBP237850, CBS 24019) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ○ AL 38590-1D COLUMBIA NY F3 G1 and BL-38590 G1B ○ G1 A2 (H-AD). 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.
