Vinyl pressings
by Deniece Williams · 1981
My Melody was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 7 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.
PAL-37048-1AE TML-XEtching side A, variant 1
PBL-37048-1AE TML-XEtching side B, variant 1
PAL-37048-1M TML-MEtching side A, variant 2
PBL-37048-1K TML-SEtching side B, variant 2
o T \ PAL-37048-1AJ TML-M ΛA Side runout, variant 1
o T1PBL-37048-1E TML-M C-27B Side runout, variant 1
T1 PAL-37048-1H TML-M AA Side runout, variant 2
o T1 PBL-37048-1F TML-S A7B Side runout, variant 2
p ૦ PAL-37048-1AF TML-S DA Side Runout
p PBL-37048-1AB I TML-SB Side Runout
CBS.S. 84 874 AIRun out Side A
CBS.S. 84 874 BIRun out Side B
AL-37048-1A-2HZ: DM2Side A runout
BL-37048-1A-2HZ: DM2Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | CBS SBP 237615First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | CBS CBS 84874 / CBS 84874First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 2086First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 2086First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | UK | CBS S CBS 84874 / CBS 84874First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Venezuela | Epic EPIC-204First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | ARC FC 37048 / Columbia FC 37048First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | ARC FC 37048 / Columbia FC 37048First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | ARC FC 37048 / Columbia FC 37048First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | ARC FC 37048 / Columbia FC 37048First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of My Melody are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is ARC FC 37048, released March 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FC 37048, S CBS 84874, SBP 237615, CBS 84874) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL-37048-1AE TML-X and PBL-37048-1AE TML-X. 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.
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