Vinyl pressings
by Herbie Hancock · 1979
Tell Everybody 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.
16 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
XSS 165910-1F ARunout side A (Variant 1)
XSS 165911-1E ARunout side B (Variant 1)
p XSS 165910-1E B 3A-Side Runout (Variant 2)
p XSS 165911-1E 3 BB-Side Runout (Variant 2)
XSS 165910Label Side A
XSS 165911Label Side B
ZSP 165920-2H pRunout A (Mono)
ZSS 165921-1D pRunout B (Stereo)
ZSP 165920Label A (Mono)
ZSS 165921Label B (Stereo)
ZSP 165920-2G ssMono runout
ZSS 165921-1A sssStereo runout
ZSP 165920Mono label
ZSP165920-2F I TStamped in runout A (Mono)
ZSS 165921-1G T TIIScribed in runout B (Stereo)
ZSP 165920Label A (Mono)
ZSS 165921Label B (Stereo)
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 | Argentina | Columbia 23.104First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Australia | CBS BA 12025First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Canada | Columbia 43-11019First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | Europe | CBS CBS 12.7229 / CBS 12.7229First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1979 | Europe | CBS CBS 7205 / CBS 12. 7205First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1979 | Europe | CBS CBS 7229 / CBS 7229First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Spain | CBS CBS 7782First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | CBS S CBS 7229First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | CBS S CBS 12-7229First year12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1979 | US | Columbia 43-11019First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia 43-11019First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia 3-11021First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | US | Columbia 3-11021First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1979 | US | Columbia 3-11021First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1979 | US | Columbia 3-11021First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
16 vinyl pressings of Tell Everybody are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Argentina, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 43-11019.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 43-11019, 3-11021, S CBS 7229, S CBS 12-7229) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSS 165910-1F A and XSS 165911-1E A. 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.
