Vinyl pressings
by Laura Nyro · 1978
Nested 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.
11 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 6 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.
P AL 35449-1FSide A runout stamped, variant 1
P BL 35449-1FSide B runout stamped, variant 1
P AL 35449-1F I CSide A runout stamped, variant 2
P BL 35449-1G ISide B runout stamped, variant 2
P AL 35449-1FSide A runout, variant 1
P BL 35449-1JSide B runout, variant 1
p P•AL 35449-1F 1 3 ASide A runout, variant 2
p P BL 35449-1G 3 ASide B runout, variant 2
P AL 35449-1F IRunout A stamped
P BL 35449-1G IRunout B stamped
AL 35449Label A
BL 35449Label B
CBS S 82917 A2 ALLEN
CBS S 82917 B2 ALLEN
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 | Unknown | CBS JC 35449First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | Australia | CBS SBP 237208First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1109First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1109First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 237208First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | CBS CBS 82917First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | CBS CBS 82917First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35449First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | Canada | Columbia PC 35449First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35449First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35449 / Columbia 35449First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia PC 35449 / Columbia JC 35449LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia JC 35449 / Columbia PC 35449LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia JC 35449 / Columbia PC 35449LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia JC 35449 / Columbia PC 35449LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 35449 / Columbia JC 35449LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Nested are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia JC 35449, released June 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JC 35449, CBS 82917, PC 35449, SBP 237208) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P AL 35449-1F and P BL 35449-1F. 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.
