Vinyl pressings
by Dave Mason · 1975
Split Coconut was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
TML-M oStamped Both Sides
T1 PAL33698 1ESide 1 Etched - Variant 1
T1 PBL33698 1FSide 2 Etched - Variant 1
T2 PAL 33698 1H A3Side 1 Etched - Variant 2
PAL 33698-1D TML-S 1A pSide A runout, variant 1
PBL 33698-1C TML-S pSide B runout, variant 1
p PAL33698 1D TML-SSide A runout, variant 2
p PBL33698 1C TML-M B2Side B runout, variant 2
(Etched): 1S PAL 33698-1B TML-S o [STAMPED] B\Runout Variant 1 Side 1
(Etched): 1S PAL 33698-1A TML-M o [STAMPED] 1BRunout Variant 1 Side 2
1S PAL 33698 - 1B TML-S 3ARunout Variant 2 Side 1
1S PBL 33698 1B TML-S BRunout Variant 2 Side 2
PAL 33698-1D TML-S ASide A etched [TML-S A stamped]
PBL 33698-1C TML-MSide B etched [TML-M stamped]
AL 33698Label Side A
BL 33698Label Side B
P Q AL 33698-1ARunout side A, stamped
P Q BL 33698-1A BRunout side B, stamped
QAL 33698Matrix side A, on label
QBL 33698Matrix side B, on label
1S PAL 33698-1B TML-S 0 B1Side A runout
1S PBL 33698 1B TML-S 0 B2Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | CBS SBP 234749First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Europe | CBS CBS 69163First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPO-105First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPO 105First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Spain | CBS S 81103First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Spain | CBS PC 33698First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | UK | CBS S 69163 / CBS 69163First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33698LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33698First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33698First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Uruguay | CBS 87.103First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia KC 33698First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33698First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PCQ 33698First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33698First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AP 2331LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
20 vinyl pressings of Split Coconut are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1975 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia PC 33698, released October 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PC 33698, PCQ 33698, S 69163, KC 33698) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TML-M o and T1 PAL33698 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.
