Vinyl pressings
by Julio Iglesias · 1985
Libra was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
35 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 27 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.
01-26623 2A-1Etched side A (Variant 1)
01-26623 2B-1Etched side B (Variant 1)
01-26623-1A-1 BPrinted side A (Variant 2)
01-26623-2B-1 APrinted side B (Variant 2)
01-463081-1Label side 1
01-463081-2Label side 2
01-026623-1Label side 1
01-026623-2Label side 2
01-26623 2A-1Label side 1
01-26623 2B-1Label side 2
AL40180-ICEtched Runout Side 1 - Variant 1
BL40180-IEEtched Runout Side 2 - Variant 1
AL40180-IC G1Etched Runout Side 1 - Variant 2
BL40180-ID G1Etched Runout Side 2 - Variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Unknown | Columbia FC 40180First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Argentina | CBS 301056First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Australia | CBS SBP 8099First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Bolivia | CBS SLP 20408 / Discos CBS CBS 20408First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Brazil | Discos CBS 138.637First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Brazil | CBS Especial 620.082First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1985 | Brazil | CBS 138637 / Discos CBS 138.637First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Colombia | CBS 11141840 / Columbia 11141840First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Costa Rica | CBS 1100890First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Ecuador | CBS 931-0060First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | CBS CBS 26623First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | CBS 463081 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Greece | CBS CBS 26623First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Hong Kong | CBS/Sony CYA 1102First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Israel | CBS CBS 26623First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | CBS CBS 4630811LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Yugoslavia | Suzy CBS 26623 / CBS CBS 26623LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
40 vinyl pressings of Libra are listed here, from 28 countries, released between 1985 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in Europe, UK, US, Canada and more. One of them is CBS CBS 26623.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBS 26623, 463081 1, FC 40180, DJL 50336) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01-26623 2A-1 and 01-26623 2B-1. 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.
