Vinyl pressings
by Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. · 1978
Marilyn & Billy 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.
15 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 11 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 PAL-35603-1J 3BSide A runout, variant 1
P PBL-35603-1H A2Side B runout, variant 1
P PAL-35603 1D F4 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 1 A KPSide A runout, variant 2
P PBL-35603-1H C 3Side B runout, variant 2
AL 35603A-Side Label
BL 35603B-Side Label
S1 PAL-35603-1B MASTERED BY CAPITOL kpSide A runout etched ("MASTERED BY CAPITOL" stamped)
S1 PBL-35603-1B MASTERED BY CAPITOL kpSide B runout etched ("MASTERED BY CAPITOL" stamped)
AL 35603Side A label
BL 35603Side B label
A kl o T1 PAL-35603 1E MASTERED BY CAPITOLA-Side Runout Etching
B kl o T1 PBL-35603 1E MASTERED BY CAPITOLB-Side Runout Etching
AL 35603A-Side Label
BL 35603B-Side Label
CBS S 83158.A.1 GM'SRunout, Side A
CBS S 83158.B.1Runout, Side B
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 | Australia & New Zealand | CBS SBP 237227First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | Columbia PC 35603First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Europe | CBS CBS 83158First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1146First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Mexico | CBS CLS-5621First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Philippines | CBS/Sony LP-1237 / CBS/Sony 25AP-1146First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Singapore & Malaysia | CBS/Sony 25AP 1146First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Spain | CBS S 83158First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | CBS CBS 83158 / CBS S CBS 83158First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | CBS CBS 83158First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35603First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35603First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35603First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35603First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Venezuela | CBS CS-10.322First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Taiwan | Union TD-2086LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
16 vinyl pressings of Marilyn & Billy are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia & New Zealand, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia JC 35603.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JC 35603, CBS 83158, SBP 237227, PC 35603) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P PAL-35603-1J 3B and P PBL-35603-1H A2. 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.
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