Vinyl pressings
by Freddie Hubbard · 1978
Super Blue was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
T1 PAL-35386-1C D3Runout, Side A, var.2
o T1 PBL-35386-1D PBL 35386-1D A5Runout, Side B, var.2
(Side A Label): AL 35386
(Side B Label): BL 35386
T1 PAL-35386-1C 6Side A runout
P PBL-35386-1F I C3Side B runout
AL 35386Side A label
BL 35386Side B label
PAL-35386-1B A3 S2Side A Runout, etched
PBL-35386-1B A3 S2Side B Runout, etched
PAL-35386-1FSide A Runout, etched
PBL-35386-1FSide B Runout, etched
P PAL-35386-1F oSide A runout
P PBL-35386-1F I 1oSide B runout
AL 35386Side A label
BL 35386Side B label
PAL-35386-1DSide A Etching
PBL-35386-1D PBL 35386-1DSide B Etching
T ISide A & B Pressing Plant Etching
PAL 35386-1ESide A Etching (variant 2)
PAL-35386-1A A1Side A Runout, etched
PBL-35386-1B A2Side B Runout, etched
AL 35386Side A Label
BL 35386Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | CBS SBP 237221First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Europe | CBS CBS 82866First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1105First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1105First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | Philippines | CBS/Sony LP-1336 (25AP 1105)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | CBS S CBS 82866 / CBS CBS 82866First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35386First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35386First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35386First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35386First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35386First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35386First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Columbia PC 35386First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brazil | CBS 225037 / Discos CBS 225037LP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of Super Blue are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1978 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia JC 35386.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JC 35386, S CBS 82866, PC 35386, SBP 237221) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 PAL-35386-1C D3 and o T1 PBL-35386-1D PBL 35386-1D A5. 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.
