Vinyl pressings
by James Taylor · 1977
Your Smiling Face was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 10 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.
Z̶S̶S̶ ̶1̶6̶3̶3̶6̶8̶ 1̶D̶ TML-S ZSS 163386 1D pA-Side Runout Etching
p ZSS 163387 1D TML-SB-Side Runout Etching
ZSS 163386A-Side Label
ZSS 163387B-Side Label
T ZSS163386 1E TML-M TIIA-Side Runout
T ZSS 163387 1F TML-S TIIIB-Side Runout
ZSS 163386A-Side Label
ZSS 163387B-Side Label
ZSS 163386 1A TML-M sIA-Side Runout
ZSS163387-1B TML-S sB-Side Runout
ZSS 163386A-Side Label
ZSS 163387B-Side Label
ZSS 163386 1A [TML-M] SISide A Runout, etched [stamped]
ZSS 163387-1H SISide B Runout, etched
ZSS 163386Side A Label
ZSS 163387Side B Label
ZSP 163385A-side label
ZSS 163386B-side label
ZSS 163386 1A TML-M sssStereo Runout
ZSP 163385 1B TML-S ssMono Runout
ZSS 163386Stereo Label
ZSS 163385Mono 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Argentina | Discos CBS 22.984First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Canada | Columbia 3-10602First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | CBS CBS S 5737 / CBS CBS 5737First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Germany | CBS CBS S 5737 / CBS CBS 5737First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Japan | CBS/Sony 06SP 189First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Japan | CBS/Sony 06SP 189First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | New Zealand | CBS BA 461783First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Philippines | CBS S-1117First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | South Africa | CBS SSC 1615First year7", Single · Colored vinyl | 7", Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1977 | UK | CBS S CBS 5737First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | US | Columbia 3-10602First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1977 | US | Columbia 3-10602First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1977 | US | Columbia 3-10602First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1977 | US | Columbia 3-10602First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1977 | US | Columbia 3-10602First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS BA 2223517", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
23 vinyl pressings of Your Smiling Face are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1977 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Argentina, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 3-10602.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3-10602, S CBS 5737, 22.984, CBS S 5737) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Z̶S̶S̶ ̶1̶6̶3̶3̶6̶8̶ 1̶D̶ TML-S ZSS 163386 1D p and p ZSS 163387 1D TML-S. 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.
