Vinyl pressings
by Jimmy Buffett · 1978
Cheeseburger In Paradise 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.
10 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
T AB-12358-00110-S-1 Masterfonics TIA-Side Runout Etching variation 1
T AB-12358-00106-S-2 Masterfonics TIB-Side Runout Etching variation 1
T AB-12358-00110-S-2 [Masterfonics]A-Side Runout, etched [stamped] variation 2
T AB-12358-00106-S-2 [Masterfonics]B-Side Runout, etched [stamped] variation 2
S AB-12358-00110-S-1DSide A [etched]
S AB-12358-00106-S-1CSide B [etched]
MasterfonicsSide A & B [stamped]
45-00110-SA-Side Label
ABC 4219 A1 / ABC 4219 B1
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 | ABC Records 103137First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Canada | ABC Records 1022-12358First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Japan | ABC Records YK-843-ABFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Mexico | ABC Records MI 30487 / Musart MI 30487First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Mexico | ABC Records MI 30487First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | ABC Records ABC 4219First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | UK | ABC Records ABC 4219First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1978 | US | ABC Records AB-12358First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | ABC Records AB-12358First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1978 | US | ABC Records AB-12358First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
10 vinyl pressings of Cheeseburger In Paradise are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is ABC Records AB-12358.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AB-12358, ABC 4219, 103137, 1022-12358) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T AB-12358-00110-S-1 Masterfonics TI and T AB-12358-00106-S-2 Masterfonics TI. 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.
