Vinyl pressings
by Neil Diamond · 1978
Say Maybe 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.
1 pressing came out in 1978, the album's first year. 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 ZSP-165769-1D TML-M-XMono runout
p ZSS-165770-1C TML-SStereo runout
ZSP 165769Mono label
ZSS 165770Stereo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | US | Columbia 3-10945First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1979 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 74827", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | South Africa | CBS SSC 18787", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | US | Columbia 3-109457", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Zimbabwe | CBS SSC 18787", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Canada | Columbia 3-109457", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Columbia 3-109457", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1979 | US | Columbia 3-109457", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1979 | US | Columbia 3-109457", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS BA 2225367", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Australia | CBS BA 2225367", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
11 vinyl pressings of Say Maybe are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US. One of them is Columbia 3-10945.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3-10945) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p ZSP-165769-1D TML-M-X and p ZSS-165770-1C TML-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.
