Vinyl pressings
by Kenny Loggins · 1979
This Is It 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.
16 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 10 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 ZSS-166675-G-CT Criteria MF T11Etched side A, except Criteria stamped, variant 1
T1 ZSS-166676-1A-CT Criteria MFEtched side B, except Criteria stamped, variant 1
T ZSS-166675-1B [s]CT[/s] Criteria MF (indecipherable scribble)Etched side A, except Criteria stamped, variant 2
T1 ZSS-166676-1B [s]CT[/s] Criteria MF (indecipherable scribble)Etched side B, except Criteria stamped, variant 2
P ZSS-166675-D-CP Criteria MFA-side runout etching
ZSS-166676-C CP P Criteria MFB-side runout etching
ZSS-166675-C CP Criteria [stamped] MFA-side variant
ZSS-166676-D CP Criteria [stamped] MFB-side variant
ZSS-166675-1E-CSM Criteria MF SIIA-side runout etching
ZSS-166676-1E-CSM Criteria MF SIIB-side runout etching
ZSS 166675A-side label
ZSS 166676B-side label
ZSS-166675-1E-CSM Criteria MF SSSA-Side runout, etching
ZSS-166676-1E-CSM Criteria MF SSSSB-Side runout, etching
ZSS 166675A-Side label
ZSS 166676B-Side label
ZSS-166675-D-CP Criteria MFEtched runout
ZSS 166675Label both sides
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 | Australia | CBS BA 222583First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Bolivia | Discos CBS 30326First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Columbia 1-11109First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Jamaica | Columbia 1-11109First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 06SP 424First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 06SP 424First year7" | 7" |
| 1979 | New Zealand | CBS BA 222583First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Peru | CBS CSR 1093First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Spain | CBS CBS 7987First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | CBS S CBS 7987First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | UK | CBS S CBS 7987First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Columbia 1-11109First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | US | Columbia 1-11109First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia 1-11109First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia 1-11109First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Italy | CBS CBS 82687", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 7987 / CBS 79877", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of This Is It are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Bolivia and more. One of them is Columbia 1-11109.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1-11109, S CBS 7987, BA 222583, 30326) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T ZSS-166675-G-CT Criteria MF T11 and T1 ZSS-166676-1A-CT Criteria MF. 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.
