Vinyl pressings
by Deniece Williams · 1976
This Is Niecy was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 5 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.
P XS 5 2 PAL 34242 1A TML-MSide A etched Runout (first P is inverted and stamped - TML-M stamped)
P 1 5 XS PBL-34242 1B TML-SSide B etched Runout (first P is inverted and stamped - TML-S stamped)
AL 34242Side A label
BL 34242Side B label
1S PAL 34242 1B TML-S o G6Runout A, variant 1
1S PBL 34242 1A TML-M o E3Runout B, variant 1
1S PAL 34242 1B TML-S o 1 ARunout A, variant 2
1S PBL 34242 1B TML-S o B6Runout B, variant 2
CBS S 81869 A1Side A Etched Runout
CBS S 81869 B1Side B Etched Runout
P PAL 34242-1C TML-MSide A runout
P PBL 34242-1C P̶B̶L̶ ̶3̶4̶3̶4̶2̶ ̶-̶ ̶1̶C̶ TML-MSide B runout
AL 34242Side A label
BL 34242Side B label
S2 PAL 34242 1A TML-M o SX PHSSide A etched Runout
P PBL 34242-1C P̶B̶L̶ ̶3̶4̶3̶4̶2̶ ̶-̶ ̶1̶C̶ TML-MSide B etched Runout
TML-MBoth Sides stamped in Runout
AL 34242Side A label
PAL 34242-1A TML-MVariant Side 1
PBL 34242-1E TML-MVariant Side 2
1S PAL 34242-1A TML-MVariant 2 Side 1
1S PBL 34242-1A TML-MVariant 2 Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | Columbia PC 34242 / Columbia 34242First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Philippines | CBS/Sony LP-1132First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | CBS CBS 81869 / CBS PC 34242First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | CBS CBS 81869 / CBS (PC 34242)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34242First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | CBS SBP 234962First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34242First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34242First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34242 / Columbia 34242First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34242First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34242First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34242First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Europe | CBS CBS 81869LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Europe | CBS 81869LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 587LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AP 2432LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | US | Columbia PC 34242LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | CBS CBS 32530LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 34242LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of This Is Niecy are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1976 and 2004.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia PC 34242, released August 6, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PC 34242, CBS 81869, SBP 234962, LP-1132) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P XS 5 2 PAL 34242 1A TML-M and P 1 5 XS PBL-34242 1B TML-S. 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.
