Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Mathis · 1970
Close To You was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 1970, the album's first year, in 11 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 \ 0 PAL 30210 1-A Λ8Side A Matrix Runout (Etched) [0 & Λ Stamped] (variant 1)
T 0 PBL 30210 1-A B 4Side B Matrix Runout (Etched) [0 & B Stamped] (variant 1)
\ T \ PAL 30210 1-B 0 C 2 C 5Side A Matrix Runout (Etched) [0 Stamped] (variant 2)
PBL 30210 1-B 0 B 1Side B Matrix Runout (Etched) [0 Stamped] (variant 2)
o P AL 30210-1DSide 1, Variant 2
P BL 30210-1DSide 2, Variant 2
o P AL 30210-1D
BL 30210-1G
S 64176 A1 4 <Runout side A stamped
S 64176 B1 4 <Runout side B stamped
S 64176 ALabel side A
S 64176 BLabel side B
A MX 162774 BSP 233874 - 1Runout Side A stamped
A MX 162775 - B SBP 233874 - 2Runout Side B Stamped
MX162774Label Side A
MX162775Label Side B
AL-30210 .. 1S A1A-Side Runout
BL-30210 .. 1S A1B-Side Runout
AL-30210A-Side Label
BL-30210B-Side Label
oCP AL 30210.1DSide A runout
oCP BL 30210-1E E ISide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | CBS SBP 233874 / CBS SBP-233874First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Brazil | CBS 37694First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Canada | Columbia C 30210First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Mexico | CBS CL-6311First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Mexico | CBS CL-5311First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Netherlands | CBS S 64176First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 473827First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | South Africa | CBS ASF 1542First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Spain | CBS S 64176First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | CBS S 64176 / CBS 64176First yearLP | LP |
| 1970 | US | Columbia C 30210First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia C 30210First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Venezuela | CBS CS-10030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | CBS 19.051LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Argentina | CBS 9.051LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony 50388LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Columbia Limited Edition LE 10188LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia C 30210LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Close To You are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Columbia C 30210.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C 30210, S 64176, SBP 233874, 37694) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T \ 0 PAL 30210 1-A Λ8 and T 0 PBL 30210 1-A B 4. 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.
