Vinyl pressings
by Neil Diamond · 1978
Forever In Blue Jeans 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.
6 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
ZSS-165182-1H [TML-S] SSSSSSide A Runout, etched [stamped]
ZSS-165183-1A [TML-M]-X SSide B Runout, etched [stamped]
ZSS 165182Side A Label
ZSS 165183Side B Label
ZSP 165181Mono label
ZSS 165182
ZSP 165181 -1D SM -XMono label
ZSS 165182 - 1D SM -XStereo label
34 044 ASide A
34 044 BSide 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 | Argentina | Columbia 23.056First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Brazil | CBS 34044First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1978 | New Zealand | CBS BA 461947First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | US | Columbia 3-10897First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1978 | US | Columbia 3-10897First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia 3-10897First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1979 | Australia | CBS BA 2224977", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Australia | CBS BA 2224977", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Germany | CBS CBS S 7047 / CBS CBS 70477", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Ireland | CBS S CBS 70477", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 06SP 2947", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | South Africa | CBS SSC 18257", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | Spain | CBS CBS 70477", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | CBS S CBS 70477", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | CBS CBS S 70477", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
26 vinyl pressings of Forever In Blue Jeans are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, Argentina, Brazil, New Zealand. One of them is Columbia 3-10897.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3-10897, 23.056, 34044, BA 461947) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS-165182-1H [TML-S] SSSSS and ZSS-165183-1A [TML-M]-X S. 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.
