Vinyl pressings
by Natalie Cole · 1975
Inseparable 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.
30 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 20 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.
ST-1-11429-F-3 1 ✲ wly MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side A, Variant 1
ST-2-11429-F-3 2 ✲ wly MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side B, Variant 1
ST-1-11429-F-3 4 ✲ wly MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side A, Variant 2
ST-2-11429-F-3 5 ✲ wly MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side B, Variant 2
ST-1-11429-F-3 wly ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side A, variant 1
ST-2-11429-F-3 wly ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side B, variant 1
ST-1-11429-F-3. 3 ✲ Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side A, variant 2
ST-2-11429-F-3. 1 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOL WlyRunout side B, variant 2
ST-1-11429Label side 1
ST-2-11429Label side 2
MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A & B stamped
ST-1-11429-F4#3 • –––◁ WlySide A etched - variant 1
ST-2-11429-F7 • –––◁ WlySide B etched - variant 1
ST-1-11429-F4#2 • –––◁ WlySide A etched - variant 2
ST-1-11429-F4#3 • –––◁ Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOLA side runout, etched (MASTERED BY CAPITOL is stamped)
ST-2-11429-F7 • –––◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL WlyB side runout, etched (MASTERED BY CAPITOL is stamped)
ST-1-11429A side on label
ST-2-11429B side on label
ST-1-11429-F4 #2 • –––◁ WlySide A runout, etched
ST-2-11429-F4 #2 • –––◁ WlySide B runout, etched
MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A & B runouts, stamped
ST 1-11429Side A 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 | Argentina | Capitol Records 8281 ST-11429First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Belgium | Capitol Records 4 C 062-82013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-11429First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-11429First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Pathé Marconi EMI 2c066-82013First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | India | Capitol Records ST-11429 / Capitol Records ST 11429First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Israel | Capitol Records ST 11429First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | Capitol Records 3C 064 82013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-80357First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Mexico | Capitol Records SLEM-626First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Capitol Records 5C 062-82013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Capitol Records ST-11429First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Philippines | Capitol Records ST-11429First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | South Africa | Capitol Records ST(L) 11429First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Spain | Capitol Records 1 J 062-82013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Brazil | Capitol Records 066 797769 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Capitol Records SN 16038LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SN-16038LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
41 vinyl pressings of Inseparable are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1975 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST-11429.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-11429, E-ST 11429, 1C 062-82 013, 8281 ST-11429) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-11429-F-3 1 ✲ wly MASTERED BY CAPITOL and ST-2-11429-F-3 2 ✲ wly MASTERED BY CAPITOL. 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.
