Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Cash · 1979
Silver was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 7 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.
S1 PAL-36086-1ESide A runout, variant 1
S1 PBL-36086-1ESide B runout, variant 1
S1 PAL-36086-1B TML-S A2Side A runout, variant 2
S1 PBL-36086-1A TML-X A1Side B runout, variant 2
T1 PAL-36086-1E TML-M A oSide A runout, variant 1
T1 PBL-36086-1E TML-S D oSide B runout, variant 1
T1 PAL-36086-1E TML-S D oSide A runout, variant 2
T1 PBL-36086-1F TML-S oSide B runout, variant 2
[ᴘ] PAL-36086-1D [TML-M]Runout, Side A, Etched, Brackets Stamped
[ᴘ] PBL-36086-1D [TML-M]-XRunout, Side B, Etched, Brackets Stamped
AL 36086Side A label
BL 36086Side B label
PAL-36086-1D TML-MRunout, Side A
PBL-36086-1D TML-M-XRunout, Side B
AL 36086Side A label
BL 36086Side B label
T1 PAL-36086-1ESide A Runout, Etched
T1 PBL-36086-1ESide B Runout, Etched
CBS 83757 A1Runout side A, variant 1
CBS 83757 B1Runout side B, variant 1
CBS-S.83757-A1 C 0Runout side A, variant 2, etched, "C" & "0" is stamped
CBS-S.83757-B1 D 5Runout side B, variant 2, etched, "D" & "5" is stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Canada | Columbia JC 36086First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Europe | CBS 83757 / CBS CBS 83757First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1645First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | New Zealand | CBS SBP237365First yearLP | LP |
| 1979 | South Africa | CBS MED 2422First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | CBS CBS 83757First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | CBS S CBS 83757First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | CBS 83757 / CBS CBS 83757First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 36086 / Columbia 36086First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 36086 / Columbia 36086First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 36086 / Columbia 36086First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 36086 / Columbia 36086First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 36086 / Columbia 36086First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | CBS SBP 237365 / CBS JC36086LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Silver are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Columbia JC 36086, released August 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JC 36086, CBS 83757, S CBS 83757, 83757) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S1 PAL-36086-1E and S1 PBL-36086-1E. 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.
