Vinyl pressings
by Janis Ian · 1975
Aftertones was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
T1 PAL-33919-1BRunout side A - variant 1
T3 PBL-33919-1GRunout side B - variant 1
T1 PAL-33919-1BRunout side A - variant 2
T1 PBL-33919-1FRunout side B - variant 2
P PAL-33919-1A STERLING RLSide A runout, variant 1
̶P̶A̶L̶ P PBL-33919-1DSide B runout, variant 1
P PAL-33919-1A STERLING RLSide A runout, variant 2
P PBL-33919- ̶1̶F̶ 1J STERLINGSide B runout, variant 2
PAL-33919-1A º STERLING RL S 1A Side etched except º, Sterling stamped, variant 1
PBL-33919-1E S 1B Side etched, variant 1
PAL-33919-1 ̷A̷C º STERLING RL A3 1SA Side etched except º, Sterling stamped, variant 2
PBL-33919-1C º STERLING RL A1 1SB Side etched except º, Sterling stamped, variant 2
P PAL-33919-GIA (HXPY)Side A
P'T BL-33919-IAFSide B
T1 PAL-33919-1F [stamped STERLING] RL A X [stamped 0]Runout side A
T1 PBL-33919-1F [stamped 0 STERLING] RL G XRunout side B
1S PAL-33919-1 ̷A̷C º STERLING RL A20Runout A etched except º, Sterling stamped
1S PBL-33919-1H º STERLING B1Runout B etched except º, Sterling stamped, variant 2
AL 33919Label A
BL 33919Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Interfusion L 35810 / Interfusion (PC33919)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia PC 33919 / The Rainbow Collection PC 33919First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | CBS 69220First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia PC 33919First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Europe | CBS S 69220 / CBS CBS 69220First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Israel | CBS SQ 69220First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPO 120 / CBS/Sony SOPO-120First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPO 120 / CBS/Sony SOPO-120First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Interfusion L35810First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Philippines | Columbia SOPO 120 / The Rainbow Collection SOPO 120First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | South Africa | CBS ASF 1873First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | CBS S 69220 / CBS CBS 69220First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | CBS S 69220LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33919 / The Rainbow Collection PC 33919First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PCQ 33919 / The Rainbow Collection PCQ 33919First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | UK | CBS CBS 32018 / CBS 32018LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Europe | Sony Music 88985448731 / Legacy 88985448731LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2018 | Europe | Sony Music 88985448731 / Legacy 88985448731LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Interfusion L 35810 / The Rainbow Collection L 35810LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | CBS/Sony SOPO-120LP, Album | LP, Album |
34 vinyl pressings of Aftertones are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1975 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia PC 33919.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PC 33919, PCQ 33919, S 69220, L 35810) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 PAL-33919-1B and T3 PBL-33919-1G. 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.
