Vinyl pressings
by Janis Ian · 1975
Between The Lines 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.
42 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 17 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 T2 PAL-33394-1E STERLING RLSide A runout, variant 1
o T2 PBL-33394-1E ASide B runout, variant 1
T2 PAL-33394-1E o X STERLING RLSide A runout, variant 2
P BL 33394-1HSide B runout, variant 2
PAL-33394-1ACRunout A Side , stamped
PBL-33394-1K (stamped) 1 T (etched)Runout B Side
AL 33394A Side Label
BL 33394B Side Label
PAL-33394-1E STERLING RL o T2Side A runout
PBL-33394-1D PXT STERLING RL ASide B runout
AL 33394A Side Label
BL 33394B Side Label
PAL-33394-1ACRunout A Side
PBL-33394-1H 1CRunout B Side
AL 33394A Side Label
BL 33394B Side Label
PAL-33394-1F STERLING RL A6 S 1Side A runout, variant 1
PBL-33394-1F STERLING RL 3A6 S 2Side B runout, variant 1
PAL-33394-1F STERLING RL A8 S1 SSide A runout, variant 2
PBL-33394-1C STERLING RL A4 S 4Side B runout, variant 2
P P AL 33394-1J 2Side A runout, variant 1
P P BL 33394-1H 2Side B runout, variant 1
P PAL-33394-1D STERLING RLSide A runout, variant 2
P PBL-33394-1C STERLING RL [ :Side B runout, variant 2
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 35488 / Interfusion L-35,488First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | Interfusion L 35488 / Interfusion ITL.35488First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia PC 33394 / The Rainbow Collection PC 33394First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia PCQ 33394 / The Rainbow Collection PCQ 33394First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia PC 33394 / The Rainbow Collection PC 33394First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia PC 33394 / The Rainbow Collection PC 33394First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia PC 33394 / The Rainbow Collection PC 33394First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Europe | CBS CBS 80635 / CBS 80635First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Europe | CBS CBS 80635First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Greece | CBS 80635 / CBS CBS 80635First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Ireland | CBS S 80635First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Israel | CBS 80635 / CBS 80224First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPO-85First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Mexico | CBS CLS-5519First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Philippines | CBS/Sony APP-1027 (SOPO 85)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Spain | CBS S 32142 / CBS CBS 32142LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Spain | CBS LSP 15417 / Orbis LSP 15417LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | UK | Columbia S 80635 / Nimbus Records S 80635LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 1986 | South Korea | CBS CPL-1105LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | South Korea | Jigu Records KJPL-0091(PC 33394)LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | UK | The Grapevine Label GRALP 303LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | BoxStar Records BSR 3009-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2011 | US | BoxStar Records BSR 3009-1 / Columbia 88697691871LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2018 | Europe | Sony Music 88985448711 / Legacy 88985448711LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Interfusion L 35488LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Canada | Columbia PC 33394 / The Rainbow Collection PC 33394LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia PC 33394 / The Rainbow Collection PC 33394LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia WPC 33394 / The Rainbow Collection WPC 33394LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 80635 / CBS PC 33394LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Spain | CBS S 32142LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Taiwan | Union TD-1643LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | CBS S 80635 / The Rainbow Collection S 80635LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS S 80635 / The Rainbow Collection S 80635LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS S 80635 / The Rainbow Collection S 80635LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK & Europe | CBS 80635 / CBS S 80635LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 33394 / The Rainbow Collection PC 33394LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 33394 / The Rainbow Collection PC 33394LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
71 vinyl pressings of Between The Lines are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1975 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, New Zealand, Italy and more. One of them is Columbia PC 33394, released February 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PC 33394, PCQ 33394, S 80635, 80635) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o T2 PAL-33394-1E STERLING RL and o T2 PBL-33394-1E 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.
