Vinyl pressings
by Jean-Pierre Rampal · 1980
Picnic Suite was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. 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 1980, 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.
P o MAL 35864-1LVariant 1, Runout Side 1 Stamped
P o MBL 35864-1LVariant 1, Runout Side 2 Stamped
P MAL-35864-1BVariant 2, Runout Side 1 Stamped
P MBL-35864-1BVariant 2, Runout Side 2 Stamped
MAL-35864-1J S1 A8Side 1 Runout
MBL-35864-1F S1 A2Side 2 Runout
MAL 35864-1L Λ(var. 1) side A runout stamped
MBL-35864-1AD(var. 1) side B runout stamped
o MAL 35864-1C 1T D3Side A - Runout
MBL 35864-1D 1 T B1Side B - Runout
AL 35864Side A - Label
BL 35864Side B - Label
MAL-35864-1K XG 5Side A, Stamped [XG 5, Etched]
MBL-35864-1E J2 A3Side B Stamped [J2 A3, Etched]
AL 35864Side A label
BL 35864Side B label
AL 35864 1A-2G(2) DM3Runout side A
BL 35864 1B-2HK: DM3Runout side B
AL 35864Side A label
BL 35864Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Argentina | CBS JZ 20022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks M 35864First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Israel | Columbia Masterworks M 35864First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 73952First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | CBS Masterworks M 35864First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | CBS Masterworks M 35864First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | CBS Masterworks M 35864First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | CBS Masterworks M 35864First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | CBS Masterworks M 35864First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Venezuela | CBS JZ 20022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | CBS Masterworks M 35864First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Mexico | CBS MLS-9264LP | LP |
| 1982 | Japan | CBS/Sony 28AC 1423LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | CBS Masterworks FM 35864 / CBS Masterworks M 35864LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | CBS CBS 73952LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | CBS Masterworks M 35864LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | CBS Masterworks M 35864LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | CBS Masterworks M 35864LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
18 vinyl pressings of Picnic Suite are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1980 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, Canada, Argentina, Israel and more. One of them is CBS Masterworks M 35864.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M 35864, JZ 20022, CBS 73952) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P o MAL 35864-1L and P o MBL 35864-1L. 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.
