Vinyl pressings
by Leonard Cohen · 1974
New Skin For The Old Ceremony was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 12 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.
(Side 1): PAL-33167-2A MASTERDISK G.K.Variant 1
(Side 2): PBL-33167-2A MASTERDISK G. KONGVariant 1
(Side 1): PAL-33167-2BVariant 2, stamped
(Side 2): PBL-33167-2A MASTERDISK G. KONGVariant 2, etched
PAL-33167-2A MASTERDISK G.K.Runout, Side A
PBL-33167-2A MASTERDISK G. KONGRunout, Side B
AL 33167-3E BRunout side A, stamped
P BL 33167-2BRunout side A, stamped
AL 33167Label side A
BL 33167Label side B
P AL 33167-2BRunout side A, stamped
PBL-33167-2A MASTERDISK G. KongRunout side B, etched, stamped
ᴘ PAL-33167-2A 1 MASTERDISK G. K. BSide A runout, etched ["ᴘ", "1 MASTERDISK" & "B" stamped]
ᴘ PBL-33167-2A 1 S MASTERDISK G. KONG 2Side B runout, etched ["ᴘ", "1" & MASTERDISK" stamped]
AL 33167Side A label
BL 33167Side B label
CBS·S·69087-A2Runout side A, variant 1
CBS·S·69087-B1Runout side B, variant 1
CBS·S·69087-A2 26 ARunout side A, variant 2
CBS·S·69087-B1 10 ARunout side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | CBS SBP 234549First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Australia | CBS SBP 234549First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Columbia KC 33167First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Europe | CBS 69087 / CBS CBS 69087First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Europe | CBS 69087 / CBS CBS 69087First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Europe | CBS 69087 / CBS CBS 69087First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Europe | CBS 69087 / CBS CBS 69087LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1974 | Israel | CBS CBS 32660First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Italy | CBS 69092 / CBS CBS 69092First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPN 115First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPN 115First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 474247First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Portugal | CBS CBS 69087First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | South Africa | CBS ASF 1826 / CBS ASF.1826First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Spain | CBS S 69087First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Spain | CBS CBS 32660 / CBS CBS 32660 (PR)LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5286 / ColumbiaLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Unknown | Music on Vinyl MOVLP460LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2011 | Europe | Music on Vinyl MOVLP460 / Columbia MOVLP460LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2015 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5286LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2017 | Europe | Columbia 88985435331 / Sony Music 88985435331LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia KC 33167LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | CBS 69087 / CBS CBS 69087LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32660 / CBS 32660LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS 69087 / CBS CBS 69087LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Europe | CBS 69087 / CBS CBS 69087LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS 69087 / CBS CBS 69087LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 69087 / CBS 69087LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS 69087LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | CBS CBS 32660 / CBS 32660LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | CBS 32660LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Italy | CBS 69092LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | CBS CBS 32660LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | CBS S 69087LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | CBS CBS 32660 / CBS CBS 32660 (PR)LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS S 69087LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
52 vinyl pressings of New Skin For The Old Ceremony are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1974 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia KC 33167.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KC 33167, 33167, S 69087, SBP 234549) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, (Side 1): PAL-33167-2A MASTERDISK G.K. and (Side 2): PBL-33167-2A MASTERDISK G. KONG. 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.
