Vinyl pressings
by Crystal Gayle · 1980
These Days was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 9 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-36512-1C Masterfonics B4 S1Runout A variant 1
BL-36512-1D Masterfonics A6 S2Runout B variant 2
AL-36512-1C Masterfonics A6 15Runout A variant 2
BL-36512-1C Masterfonics C5 15Runout B variant 2
AL 36512A Side Label
BL 36512B Side Label
º T/ AL-36512-1L MasterfonicsA Side Etch exc º, Masterfonics stamps
º T\ BL-36512-1K MasterfonicsB Side Etch exc º, Masterfonics stamps
P AL-36512-1E Masterfonics CSide A runout stamped
P BL-36512-1F Masterfonics A6 S2Side B runout stamped
AL 36512Side A label
BL 36512Side B label
o T 1 AL-36512-1K Masterfonics ASide A runout
o T 1 BL-36512-1N Masterfonics CSide B runout
AL 36512Side A label
BL 36512Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | CBS SBP 237505First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Europe | CBS 84529 / CBS CBS 84529First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1927First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 237505First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Philippines | CBS/Sony LP-1445First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | South Africa | CBS DNW 2559First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | CBS S84529First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | CBS CBS 84529 / CBS S CBS 84529First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36512First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36512First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Columbia PC 36512LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36512First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36512First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36512 / Columbia 36512First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Columbia JC 36512First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
15 vinyl pressings of These Days are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia JC 36512.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JC 36512, S84529, CBS 84529, SBP 237505) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-36512-1C Masterfonics B4 S1 and BL-36512-1D Masterfonics A6 S2. 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.
