Vinyl pressings
by Dennis Wilson 路 1977
Pacific Ocean Blue 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.
20 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 6 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 PAL-34354-1E LRS-JP+SM 蓞Runout variant #1 side A
T1 PBL B潭-34354-1A潭E LRS-JP-SM C 饾湀Runout variant #1 side B
T1 PAL-34354-1F LRS-JP-SM 蓞 DRunout variant #2 side A
T PBL A潭-34354-1A潭E LRS-JP-SM C 7 CRunout variant #2 side B
1S PAL-34354-1A LRS-JP+SM B1Side A, runout, etched, var. 1
1S PBL-34354-1B LRS-JP+SM A2Side B, runout, etched, var. 1
1S PAL-34354-1A LRS-JP+SM A8Side A, runout, etched, var. 2
1S PBL-34354-1B LRS-JP+SM B3Side B, runout, etched, var. 2
o 1S PAL-34354-1B LRS-JP+SM B3A-side runout etching
1S PBL-34354-1B LRS-JP+SM A9B-side runout etching
AL 34354A-side label
BL 34354B-side label
PAL-34354-1D LRS-JP+SMRunout side A etched, var. 1
PBL-34354-1J LRS-JP+SMRunout side B etched, var. 1
PAL-34354-1C LRS-JP+SMRunout side A etched, var. 2
PBL-34354-1D LRS-JP+SMRunout side B etched, var. 2
P PAL- 34354- 1H LRS-JP+SM 3 BSide A runout, variant 1
P PBL- 34354- 1C LRS-JP+SM 1CSide B runout, variant 1
P PAL- 34354- 1H LRS-JP+SM 3 BSide A runout, variant 2
P PBL- 34354- 1D LRS-JP+SM 3 BSide B runout, variant 2
o T2 PAL-34354-1E LRS-JP+SM A 7Side A runout
o T1 PBL-34354-1E LRS-JP+SM CSide B runout
AL 34354Side A label
BL 34354Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia & New Zealand | Caribou Records DL 3003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Europe | Caribou Records CRB 81672 / CBS PZ 34354First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Caribou Records 25AP 748First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Caribou Records 25AP 748 (CB)First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo 路 Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo 路 Promo |
| 1977 | UK | Caribou Records CRB 81672 / Caribou Records S CRB 81672First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | UK | Caribou Records S CRB 81672First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo 路 Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo 路 Promo |
| 1977 | UK | Caribou Records CRB 81672First yearLP, White Label | LP, White Label |
| 1977 | UK | CBSFirst yearLP | LP |
| 1977 | UK | Caribou Records S CRB 81672First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Promo 路 Promo | LP, Album, Misprint, Promo 路 Promo |
| 1977 | US | Caribou Records PZ 34354First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Caribou Records PZ 34354First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo 路 Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo 路 Promo |
| 1977 | US | Caribou Records PZ 34354First yearLP, Advance, Album, Promo 路 Promo | LP, Advance, Album, Promo 路 Promo |
| 1977 | US | Caribou Records PZ 34354First yearLP, Advance, Promo 路 Promo | LP, Advance, Promo 路 Promo |
| 1977 | US | Caribou Records PZ 34354First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Caribou Records PZ 34354First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | UK | Caribou Records CRB 32438LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Caribou Records CRB 32438LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | US | Caribou Records LP5212 / Sundazed Music P711279LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing 路 Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing 路 Test pressing |
| 2008 | US | Caribou Records LP 5212 / Sundazed Music P 711279LP, Album, Reissue, LP, All Media, Limited Edition, Remastered, Stereo 路 Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, LP, All Media, Limited Edition, Remastered, Stereo 路 Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP096 / Caribou Records 88697731691LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP096 / Caribou Records 88697731691LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress |
| ? | UK | Caribou Records CRB 32438LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
27 vinyl pressings of Pacific Ocean Blue are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1977 and 2010.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Canada, Australia & New Zealand and more. One of them is Caribou Records PZ 34354.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PZ 34354, CRB 81672, S CRB 81672, DL 3003) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 PAL-34354-1E LRS-JP+SM 蓞 and T1 PBL B潭-34354-1A潭E LRS-JP-SM C 饾湀. 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.
