Vinyl pressings
by Dave Mason · 1977
Let It Flow was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1977, 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.
T1 TML-S PAL 34680-1FRunout A, variant 1
T1 TML-M PBL 34680-1ERunout B, variant 1
PAL 34680 1E T1 TML-M B ORunout A, variant 2
PBL 34680 1E T1 TML-M C ORunout B, variant 2
o T2 PAL 34680 1E TML-MRunout A
o T2 PBL 34680 1E TML-MRunout B
PAL 34680 1F T1 TML-SA Side Etch exc ᴛᴍʟ-s stamp
PBL 34680 1E T2 TML-MB Side Etch exc ᴛᴍʟ-ᴍ stamp
1 S TML-S PAL 34680 1B A 4Side A Runout Etched
1 S PBL TML-1 34680 1B A4Side B Runout Etched
AL34680Label A
BL34680Label B
TML-M P PAL 34680 1CSide A runout, variant 1
TML-S P PBL 34680 1DSide B runout, variant 1
TML-S P PAL 34680 1D xCSide A runout, variant 2
TML-M P PBL 34680 1C BSide B runout, variant 2
1 S TML-S PAL 34680 1B A 3Runout A, variant 1
1 S TML-M PBL 34680 1ARunout B, variant 1
1 S TML-S PAL 34680 1B B18Runout A, variant 2
1 S TML-S PBL 34680 1B A20Runout B, variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | CBS SBP 234998First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Europe | CBS CBS 81984First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP-504First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP-504First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Mexico | CBS CLS-5585First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 234998First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | South Africa | CBS ASF 1969First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Spain | CBS S 81084First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Taiwan | Yung Feng LF 3137LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1977 | UK | CBS CBS 81984First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Columbia PC 34680 / Columbia 34680First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Columbia PC 34680 / Columbia 34680First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Columbia 34680First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Columbia PC 34680 / Columbia 34680First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1977 | US | Columbia PC 34680 / Columbia 34680First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AP 2332LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1061 / Columbia MOVLP1061LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia PC 34680 / Columbia 34680LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
28 vinyl pressings of Let It Flow are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1977 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia PC 34680.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PC 34680, 34680, CBS 81984, SBP 234998) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 TML-S PAL 34680-1F and T1 TML-M PBL 34680-1E. 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.
