Vinyl pressings
by Hubert Laws · 1978
Say It With Silence 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.
11 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 6 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.
o T1 PAL-35022-1E MASTERED BY CAPITOL A KPRunout side A
PBL-35022-1B F2 SXT MASTERED BY CAPITOL B o KP S2Runout side B
AL 35022Side A Label
BL 35022Side B Label
1S PAL-35022 F1 1A MASTERED BY CAPITOL B KPRunout side A, variant 1
1S PBL-35022 1B F2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL A5 KPRunout side B, variant 1
1S PAL-35022 1B F2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL B12 KP 2Runout side A, variant 2
1S PBL-35022 1B F2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL A28 KPRunout side B, variant 2
P PAL-35022 1C F3 MASTERED BY CAPITOL E 3 KPSide A runout
P PBL-35022 1J I ASide B runout
[etched]: T1 PAL-35022 1E (scratched out ##) [Stamped]: MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide 1 Runout
[Etched]: PBL-35022 1C F3 [Stamped]: MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide 2 Runout
AL 35022Side 1 Label
BL 35022Side 2 Label
SBP237142-1 Δ MX186354Side 1 Runout
SBP237142-2 Δ MX186355Side 2 Runout
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 237142First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Europe | CBS CBS 82386 / CBS 82386First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Hong Kong | CBS/Sony 25AP 1001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | CBS/Sony LP-1270First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1001First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35022 / Columbia 35022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35022First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35022 / Columbia 35022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35022 / Columbia 35022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | Columbia PC 35022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Say It With Silence are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, Canada, Australia, Europe and more. One of them is Columbia JC 35022.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JC 35022, PC 35022, SBP 237142, CBS 82386) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o T1 PAL-35022-1E MASTERED BY CAPITOL A KP and PBL-35022-1B F2 SXT MASTERED BY CAPITOL B o KP S2. 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.
