Vinyl pressings
by Loggins And Messina · 1973
Full Sail was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
PAL 32540 - 1D AZSide A runout, variant 1
\ PBL 32540 - 1A TML o SX ASide B runout, variant 1
\1 PAL 32540 1A TML o A8Side A runout, variant 2
S Y PBL 32540 - 1B TML o B2Side B runout, variant 2
P o \ PAL 32540-1A AzA Side runout variant 1
P o\ PBL 32540-1A TMLB Side runout variant 1
P o PAL 32540-1N | Az E 2A Side runout variant 2
o \ PBL 32540-1B TML SX H nB Side runout variant 2
PAL 32540 1A SA Side etched (Variant 1)
PBL 32540 1B SB Side etched (Variant 1)
TML oA and B Side stamped (Variant 1)
S 1 PAL 32540 1A TML 0 A24A Side etched (TML 0 stamped) (Variant 2)
P PAL 32540-1N AzSide A runout, variant 1
P PBL 32540-1N AzSide B runout, variant 1
P PAL 32540-IJ AzSide A runout, variant 2
P PBL 32540-IM AzSide B runout, variant 2
o 1T PAL 32540 1E TML AzRunout A side variant 1
2 PBL 32540 - 1A TML o SXTRunout B side variant 1
1 PAL 32540 1A TML o SX T F7Runout A side variant 2
o T1 PBL 32540-1J Az D3Runout B side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | CBS SBP 234438 / CBS KC 32540First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Australia | CBS SBP 234438 / CBS KC 32540First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Australia | CBS SBP 234438 / CBS KC 32540First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Australia | CBS SBP 234438 / CBS KC 32540First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Columbia KC 32540First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Columbia KC 32540First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Greece | CBS S 65775First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPM 79First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPM-79First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | CBS S 65775First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 474152First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | South Africa | Date DAS 2182 / Date DAS.2182First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | South Africa | Columbia PC 32540 / Columbia KC 32540First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Spain | CBS S 65775 / CBS S 65775 EFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | CBS 65775 / CBS S 65775First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Direct-Disk Labs SD16606 / Direct-Disk Labs SD 16606LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AP 2333LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia PC 32540LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia PC 32540 / Columbia WPC 32540LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Columbia PC 32540LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | CBS S 65775 / CBS S 65775 ELP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | CBS S 65775 / CBS KC 32540LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Direct-Disk Labs SD 16606LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 32540LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Direct-Disk Labs SD 16606LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 32540 / Columbia KC 32540LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 32540 / Columbia KC 32540LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
44 vinyl pressings of Full Sail are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1973 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia KC 32540.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KC 32540, 32540, PC 32540, 65775) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL 32540 - 1D AZ and \ PBL 32540 - 1A TML o SX A. 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.
