Vinyl pressings
by Janis Ian · 1978
Janis Ian 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.
16 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
PAL 35325 1D TME-MVariant 1 runout - Side A
PAL 35325 1C TME-MVariant 1 runout - Side B
PAL 35325 1D TML-SVariant 2 runout - Side A
PBL 35325 1D TML-SVariant 2 runout - Side B
\ S PAL 35325 1B TML-S A 2Runout side A
\ S PBL 35325 1A TML-M A 4Runout side B
AL 35325Label side A
BL 35325Label side B
PAL 35325 1F TML-S D1 o T1Runout Side A
PBL 35325 1E TML-M TML-M D o T1Runout Side B
AL 35325Label Side A
BL 35325Label Side B
p PAL 35325 1D TML-MRunout side A
p PBL 35325 1C TML-MRunout side B
AL 35325Label side A
BL 35325Label side B
T1 PAL 35325 1F TML-S D3A side runout - etched / stamped
T1 PBL 35325 1E TML-M TML-M D11B side runout - etched / stamped
AL 35325A side label
BL 35325B side label
\s PAL 35325 1A TML-M A3Runout side A
1s PBL 35325 1A TML-M A7Runout side B
AL 35325Label side A
BL 35325Label side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Interfusion L 36712First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Australia | Interfusion ITL.36712LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | Europe | CBS CBS 82700 / CBS 82700First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Europe | CBS CBS 82700 / CBS 82700First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Israel | CBS CBS 82700 / CBS 82700First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1120First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Rhodesia | CBS DNW 2183First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | South Africa | CBS DNW 2183First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Spain | CBS CBS 82700First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Taiwan | Union TD 2080LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1978 | UK | CBS CBS 82700 / CBS JC35325First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35325 / The Rainbow Collection JC 35325First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35325 / The Rainbow Collection JC 35325First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35325 / The Rainbow Collection JC 35325First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35325 / The Rainbow Collection JC 35325First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | South Africa | CBS COL 10068LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of Janis Ian are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1978 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia JC 35325.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JC 35325, 35325, CBS 82700, PC 35325) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL 35325 1D TME-M and PAL 35325 1C TME-M. 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.
