Vinyl pressings
by Loudon Wainwright III · 1975
Unrequited 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 5 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 33369-1̶̷̸H̶̷̸ 2HSide 1 stamped "2H" is hand-etched
PBL 33369-1̶̷̸A̶̷̸B̶̷̸ 2ABSide 2 hand etched
P P AL 33369-2AASide 1, variant 1
BL-33369-AF COLUMBIA NYSide 2, variant 1
PAL 33369-1A STERLING RL C ♡Side 1 string and RL are etched, sterling and C are stamped, broken heart with arrow through it is etched
PBL 33369-1̶̷̸A̶̷̸B̶̷̸ 2ABSide 2 etched
P AL 33369-1D 1T XSide A runout, variant 1
P BL 33369-1HSide B runout, variant 1
P AL 33369-1D 1A 1T XSide A runout, variant 2
P BL 33369-1H 1BSide B runout, variant 2
PAL-33369-1A 2 o [broken-heart-arrow] STERLING RL B PRunout A
PBL-33369-1A 1 A PRunout B
AL 33369Label A
BL 33369Label B
PAL 33369-1A STERLING RL C ♡Side 1 string and RL are etched, sterling and C are stamped, broken heart with arrow through it is etched
PBL 33369-1̶̷̸A̶̷̸B̶̷̸ 2ABSide 2 etched
PAL - 33369-1A 2 PXT [Broken heart with arrow] STERLING RL o X PSide A runout
P BL-33369-1D 1 T o D 5Side A runout
AL 33369Side A label
BL 33369Side B 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 | Unknown | CBS PC 33369First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Unknown | CBS PC 33369First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | CBS SBP 234650First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia PC 33369First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPN 146First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPN 146First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33369First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33369First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33369First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33369First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33369First yearLP, Advance, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Advance, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33369First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | CBS PC 33369First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33369First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | CBS S 80696 / CBS CBS 80696First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | UK | Edsel Records ED 273LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | US | Columbia PC 33369 / Scorpio Music, Inc. P 757505LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | CBS S 80696 / CBS CBS 80696LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 33369LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 33369LP, Album | LP, Album |
20 vinyl pressings of Unrequited are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1975 and 2009.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia PC 33369.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PC 33369, S 80696, SBP 234650, SOPN 146) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P AL 33369-1̶̷̸H̶̷̸ 2H and PBL 33369-1̶̷̸A̶̷̸B̶̷̸ 2AB. 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.
