Vinyl pressings
by Loggins And Messina · 1975
So Fine was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 8 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-33810-/B Az PRunout Side 1, Variant 1
PBL-33810-/A Az PRunout Side 2, Variant 1
PAL-33810-1C Az PRunout Side 1, Variant 2
PBL-33810-1C Az PRunout Side 2, Variant 2
T2 PAL 33810-1F [squiggles] AZA-Side Runout Etching - Variant 1
T3 PBL 33810-1F AZB-Side Runout Etching - Variant 1
T1 PAL 33810-1E -wew- Az o EA-Side Runout Etching - Variant 2
T3 PBL-33810-1F Az o C13B-Side Runout Etching - Variant 2
PAL-33810-1J (cloud w/ lightning etch) VG [ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟᴇɴ ᴢᴇɴᴛᴢ ʟ.ᴀ. ᴄᴀʟɪғ.] [ᴘ]Side A / etched [stamped]
PBL-33810-1⃫J⃫ -1H (cloud w/ lightning etch) VG [A] [ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟᴇɴ ᴢᴇɴᴛᴢ ʟ.ᴀ. ᴄᴀʟɪғ.] [ᴘ]Side B / etched [stamped]
PAL-33810-IC AzRunout side A
PBL-33810-IC AzRunout side B
PAL-33810-ID AzRunout side A
PAL-33810-ID AZRunout side B
PAL 33810 1B Az B 4 1 SSide A, Variant 1
PBL 33810 1B Az A 7 1 SSide B, Variant 1
PAL-33810-1B Az A 6 1 SSide A, Variant 2
PBL-33810- 1A Az B 3 1 SSide B, Variant 2
1 S PAL-33810-1B AZ B1A side runout
1 S PBL-33810-1A AZ A7B side runout
AL 33810A side label
BL 33810B side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | CBS SBP 234730First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | CBS SBP 234730First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia PC 33810First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPO-94First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 80988 / CBS PC 33810First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 474355First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Spain | CBS S 80988First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Taiwan | Union TD-1635LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1975 | UK | CBS S 69169First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33810First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33810First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33810First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33810First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33810First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33810First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Spain | CBS S 80988LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 33810LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of So Fine are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1975 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia PC 33810.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PC 33810, S 69169, SOPO-94, SBP 234730) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL-33810-/B Az P and PBL-33810-/A Az P. 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.
