Vinyl pressings
by Masquerade · 1979
Pinocchio was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 4 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.
TI PRL 12169 A CT 2 STERLING B 2Runout etched side A exc STERLING B stamped
T\ PRL 12169 B CT 1 B STERLINGRunout etched side B exc B STERLING stamped
PRL 12169 ASLabel side A inside parenthesis
PRL 12169 BSLabel side B inside parenthesis
PRL 12169 A CP 1 STERLINGRunout etched side A (STERLING stamped)
PRL 12169 B CP 1 STERLINGRunout etched side B (STERLING stamped)
(PRL 12169 AS)Label side A
(PRL 12169 BS)Label side B
STERLING I S PRL 12169-A-CS1 B3Side A runout
STERLING I S PRL 12169 B CS1 A2Side B runout
(PRL 12169 AS)Side A label
(PRL 12169 BS)Side B label
PRL D 511 ASSide A label
PRL D 511 BSSide B label
PRL D 512 ASSide A label
PRL D 512 BSSide B label
T1 PRL 12169A CT2 STERLING
T1 PRL 12169B CT2 STERLING
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Brazil | Prelude Records PLLP - 12491First yearLP, Album, Mixed | LP, Album, Mixed |
| 1979 | Canada | Prelude Records PRL 12169First yearLP, Album, Mixed | LP, Album, Mixed |
| 1979 | France | Prelude Records 940 817 / Prelude Records 940817First yearLP, Album, Mixed | LP, Album, Mixed |
| 1979 | US | Prelude Records PRL 12169First yearLP, Album, Mixed, Stereo | LP, Album, Mixed, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Prelude Records PRL 12169 / Prelude Records PRL D 511First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Mixed, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Mixed, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Prelude Records PRL 12169LP, Album, Mixed, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Mixed, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | US | Prelude Records PRL 12169First yearLP, Album, Mixed | LP, Album, Mixed |
| 1979 | US | Prelude Records PRL 12169First yearLP, Album, Mixed | LP, Album, Mixed |
| 1979 | US | Prelude Records PRL 12169First yearLP, Album, Mixed, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Mixed, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Spain | Zafiro ZL-291LP, Album, Mixed | LP, Album, Mixed |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Venezuela | RPM PRL-12169LP, Album, Mixed | LP, Album, Mixed |
11 vinyl pressings of Pinocchio are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Brazil, Canada, France. One of them is Prelude Records PRL 12169.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PRL 12169, PLLP - 12491, 940 817) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TI PRL 12169 A CT 2 STERLING B 2 and T\ PRL 12169 B CT 1 B STERLING. 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.
