Vinyl pressings
by Harry Chapin · 1980
Sequel was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. 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 1980, the album's first year, in 12 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.
FW AL-36872-A-CP-3 Criteria MFRunout A - variant 1
FW BL-36872-B-CP-3 Criteria MFRunout B - variant 1
FW AL-36872-A-CP-1 Criteria MFRunout A - variant 2
FW BL-36872-B-CP-1 C Criteria MFRunout B - variant 2
T1 FW A̶L̶-36872-A C̶T̶-̶2̶ 1B MF o A [Criteria logo]Side A runout
T1 FW B̶L̶-36872-B C̶T̶-̶2̶ 1B MF [Criteria logo] BSide B runout
FW 36872 ALSide A label
FW 36872 BLSide B label
\ S FW A̶L̶-36872-A CSM-Z [Criteria logo] MFA-side runout
o T/ FW B̶L̶-36872-B C̶T̶-̶1̶ 1A [Criteria logo] MF SB-side runout
FW 36872 ALA-side label
FW 36872 BLB-side label
FW-AL-36872-A-CP-3Runout side A
BL-36872-B CP-1Runout side B
FW 36872 ALLabel side A
FW 36872 BLLabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Unknown | Epic EPC 84996First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Argentina | CBS CBS 20.169First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Australia | CBS ELPS 4151First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Australia | CBS ELPS 4151First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Brazil | Epic 144445First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | France | The Boardwalk Entertainment Co 518001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | The Boardwalk Entertainment Co 26 16 001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | The Boardwalk Entertainment Co LBW 17001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Epic ELPS 4151 / CBS ELPS 4151First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Scandinavia | The Boardwalk Entertainment Co FW 36872First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | The Boardwalk Entertainment Co FW 36872First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Epic EPC 84996 / Epic S EPC 84996First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | The Boardwalk Entertainment Co FW-36872 / The Boardwalk Entertainment Co FW36872First yearLP, Album, White Label, Stereo | LP, Album, White Label, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | The Boardwalk Entertainment Co FW 36872First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | The Boardwalk Entertainment Co FW 36872First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
22 vinyl pressings of Sequel are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1980 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is The Boardwalk Entertainment Co FW 36872.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FW 36872, FW-36872, EPC 84996, ELPS 4151) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FW AL-36872-A-CP-3 Criteria MF and FW BL-36872-B-CP-3 Criteria MF. 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.
