Vinyl pressings
by Neil Diamond · 1976
Beautiful Noise was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
36 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 24 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-33965-1GRunout A, variant 1
PBL-33965-1A A2Runout B, variant 1
T/ PAL-33965-1J AZRunout A, variant 2
T/ PBL-33965-1F AZRunout B, variant 2
PAL-33965-1GSide A, Runout Variant 1
PBL-33965-1A A2Side B, Runout Variant 1
PAL-33965-1AE AZ PSide A, Runout Variant 2
PBL-33965-1AA AZ VSide B, Runout Variant 2
1S PAL-33965-1AC A1Side A runout, etched, variant 1
2S PBL-33965-1A A2 22FSide B runout, etched, variant 1
1 S PAL-33965-1G AZ CSide A runout, etched, variant 2
2 S PBL-33965-1A AZ BSide B runout, etched, variant 2
P PAL-33965-1D AzA-side runout, variant 1
P PBL-33965-1C AzB-side runout, variant 1
I PAL-33965-1D P Az C 2A-side runout, variant 2
P PBL-33965-1C I Az JB-side runout, variant 2
S2 PAL-33965-1B AZ SX T GRunout A
o T1 PBL-33965-1E AZ A21Runout B
AL 33965Label A
BL 33965Label B
PAL-33965-1C AZ CA side runout
PBL-33965-1D AZ 2B side runout
AL 33965A side label
BL 33965B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Argentina | CBS 119.583 / Discos CBS 119.583First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | CBS SBP 234777First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Brazil | CBS 230006 / CBS 230 006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Columbia PC 33965First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Columbia PC 33965LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Chile | CBS 15136 / CBS AL 33965First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Colombia | CBS 14976First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Europe | CBS CBS 86004 / CBS PC 33965First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Europe | CBS CBS 86004First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Greece | CBS CBS 86004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Israel | CBS CBS 86004 / CBS 86004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Israel | CBS CBS 86004 / CBS 86004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | CBS CBS 86004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 145First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 145First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Spain | CBS CBS 450452 1 / CBS CBS 450452-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Capitol Records 00602557463972 / Universal Music Group 00602557463972LP, Remastered | LP, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia WPC 33965LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 450452 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 86004 / CBS PC 33965LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 86004 / CBS PC 33965LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | South Korea | Not On Label 812LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Spain | CBS S 86004LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 33965LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 33965 / Columbia JC 33965LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
52 vinyl pressings of Beautiful Noise are listed here, from 27 countries, released between 1976 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia PC 33965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PC 33965, JC 33965, CBS 86004, 450452 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL-33965-1G and PBL-33965-1A 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.
