Vinyl pressings
by Lake · 1978
Lake II 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.
14 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
CBS 01-82651-1A-2 HL 35789-1HRunout, side A, variant 1
CBS 01-82651-1B-2Runout, side B, variant 1
CBS 01-82651-4A-1Runout, side A, variant 2
CBS 01-82651-3B-1Runout, side B, variant 2
CBS-S-82651-A-1 AL35289 STERLING V 2Side A runout
CBS-S-82651-BL35289 STERLING VSide B runout
º STERLINGStamped Both Sides
T1 AL35289-1CSide 1 Etched - Variant 1
T1 BL35289-1CSide 2 Etched - Variant 1
T1 AL35289-1CSide 1 Etched - Variant 2
S1 AL 35289-1E STERLING A11Side 1 Runout, Etched (STERLING stamped)
S1 BL 35289-1E STERLING A7Side 2 Runout, Etched (STERLING stamped)
AL 35289Side 1 Label
BL 35289Side 2 Label
S1 AL 35289-1E STERLING A11Side 1 Runout, Etched (STERLING stamped)
S1 BL 35289-1E STERLING A7Side 2 Runout, Etched (STERLING stamped)
AL 35289Side 1 Label
BL 35289Side 2 Label
T1 AL35289-1DSide 1 Etched
º STERLINGSide 1 Stamped
T1 BL35289-1CSide 2 Etched
º STERLINGSide 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | CBS SBP 237161First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | Columbia PC 35289First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | CBS CBS 82651First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Greece | CBS CBS 82651First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Israel | CBS CBS 82651First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | CBS CBS 82651First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 82651First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 82651First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Spain | CBS S 82651First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | CBS S CBS 82651First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | CBS S CBS 82651LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35289First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35289First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35289First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35289First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32352 / CBS 32352LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32352 / CBS 32352LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32352 / CBS 32352LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Lake II are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Germany, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is CBS CBS 82651.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBS 82651, S CBS 82651, JC 35289, SBP 237161) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CBS 01-82651-1A-2 HL 35789-1H and CBS 01-82651-1B-2. 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.
