
First-year pressing
The Best Of Earth Wind & Fire Vol. I 1978 US Pressing (FC 35647)
- Artist
- Earth, Wind & Fire
- Title
- The Best Of Earth Wind & Fire Vol. I
- Labels
- ARC FC 35647
- Columbia FC 35647
- ARC 35647
- Columbia 35647
- Country
- US
- Released
- 1978
- Format
- LP, Compilation, Stereo
- Format notes
- Santa Maria Pressing
Runout and matrix codes
Etched or stamped in the dead wax between the last track and the label. If yours match, you have this pressing.
- AL 35647Label Side A
- BL 35647Label Side B
- S-2 PAL-35647-1B A4Side 1 Runout, etched (Variant 1)
- S-2 PBL-35647-1B B4Side 2 Runout, etched (Variant 1)
- 1S PAL-35647-1BSide 1 Runout, etched (Variant 2)
- 1S PBL-35647-1AHSide 2 Runout, etched (Variant 2)
- TML-SStamped Both Sides
- 1S PAL-35647-1A B C19Side 1 Runout, etched; TML-M stamped (Variant 3)
- 1S PBL-35647-1AH TML-S A25Side 2 Runout, etched; TML-S stamped (Variant 3)
- 2S PAL-35647-1AK TML-M B5Side 1 Runout, etched; TML-M stamped (Variant 4)
- 2S PBL-35647-1AJ TML-S B15Side 2 Runout, etched; TML-S stamped (Variant 4)
- 1S PBL-35647-1A TML-M F13Side 1 Runout, etched; TML-M stamped (Variant 5)
- 2S PBL-35647-1AJ TML-M 6CSide 2 Runout, etched; TML-M stamped (Variant 5)
- S2 PAL-35647-1B TML-S C12Side 1 Runout, etched (Variant 6)
- S1 PBL-35647-1 BA TML-M A5Side 2 Runout, etched (Variant 6)
Other US pressings of The Best Of Earth Wind & Fire Vol. I
- 1978ARC / ColumbiaLP, Compilation, Picture Disc
- 1978ARC FC 35647 / Columbia FC 35647LP, Compilation, Promo
- 1978ARC FC 35647 / Columbia FC 35647LP, Compilation
- 1978ARC FC 35647 / Columbia FC 35647LP, Compilation, Stereo
- 1978ARC FC 35647 / Columbia FC 35647LP, Compilation
- 1978ARC FC 35647 / Columbia FC 35647LP, Compilation, Promo
- 1978ARC / ColumbiaLP, Compilation, Misprint, Picture Disc
- 1979ARC FC 35647 / Columbia FC 35647LP, Compilation, Stereo
- 1979ARC FC 35647 / Columbia FC 35647LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
- 1980ARC HC 45647LP, Compilation
- 2015Columbia 888751414518LP, Record Store Day, Compilation, Picture Disc, Reissue, Special Edition
- 2017ARC 88985432341 / Columbia 88985432341LP, Compilation, Reissue