Vinyl pressings
by Donna Summer · 1979
Greatest Hits - Volume Two was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. 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 1979, the album's first year, in 14 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.
C-1 ᐉ AZ BG NBLP 7202 ASide A runout, variant 1
D-1 ᐉ AZ ❀ NBLP 7202 BSide B runout, variant 1
C-4 ᐉ N̶B̶L̶P̶-̶2̶-̶7̶1̶9̶1̶-̶C̶S̶ K-4 AZ • BG NBLP 7202 ASide A runout, variant 2
A-2 ᐉ N̶B̶L̶P̶-̶2̶-̶7̶1̶9̶1̶-̶D̶S̶-̶R̶L̶-̶1̶ K-1 AZ ❀ [script] NBLP 7202 BSide B runout, variant 2
NBLP-7202-A N̶B̶L̶P̶-̶2̶-̶7̶1̶9̶1̶-̶CS̶ PRC-R-4-1-5 AZ ❀ BGSide A runout
NBLP-7202-B N̶B̶L̶P̶-̶2̶-̶7̶1̶9̶1̶-̶AS̶ RE PRCR-1-1-1 AZ ❀ BGSide B runout
NBLP 7202 ASSide A label
NBLP 7202 BSSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Canada | Casablanca NBLP 7202First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | Chile | Casablanca LPCAS-8024First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1979 | Finland | Casablanca 9128033First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | France | Philips 9128 028First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | France | Casablanca 9128 033 / Casablanca 9128033First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1979 | Greece | Casablanca MAL CBLP 50041First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | Hong Kong | Casablanca NBLP 7202First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | India | Casablanca 9128 033First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | Italy | Casablanca CA. LP 5049First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | Italy | Casablanca CALP 5042/5043 / Casablanca CA. LP 5042First yearLP, Compilation, Partially Mixed, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Partially Mixed, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | Casablanca VIP-4079First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Casablanca 9128 033First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Philips 9128 028First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Philips 9198 521 / Philips 9128 028First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | Philippines | Casablanca NBLP-2-7191/2First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Mexico | Casablanca LPR 43031 / PolyGram NBLP - 7202LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | South Africa | Trutone Music STAR 5138LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | Spain | Casablanca 91 28 028LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | UK | Casablanca NBLP 7202LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Casablanca NBLP 7202LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
26 vinyl pressings of Greatest Hits - Volume Two are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Canada, Chile, Finland and more. One of them is Casablanca NBLP 7202.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NBLP 7202, LPCAS-8024, 9128033, 9128 028) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, C-1 ᐉ AZ BG NBLP 7202 A and D-1 ᐉ AZ ❀ NBLP 7202 B. 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.
