Vinyl pressings
by Neil Diamond · 1974
Serenade was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
39 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 18 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.
[P] \ PAL 32919-IA [TML-M] SX [O] ESide A Runout, etched / [stamped], variant 1
[P] PBL 32919-I 1AC [TML-M BO]Side B Runout, etched / [stamped], variant 1
I PAL 32919-1B [TML-S] SXT DSide A Runout, etched / [stamped], variant 2
[P] PBL 32919-1AM [TML-S I]Side B Runout, etched / [stamped], variant 2
o T1 PAL 32919-1F TML-S EIISide A runout, variant 1
T PBL 329191 1AE TML-M FSide B runout, variant 1
o T1 PAL 32919-1F TML-SSide A runout, variant 2
P PBL 32919-1-AHSide B runout, variant 2
1 S PAL-32919-1AD A 2Side 1, Runout, Etched
TML-MSide 1, Runout, Stamped
1-S PBL-32919-1AN ASide 2, Runout, Etched
TML-MSide 2, Runout, Stamped
PAL 32919-ID TML-SRun Out Info Side A – Variant 1
PBL 32919-ID TML-SRun Out Info Side B – Variant 1
P AL 32919-1ASide A Runout, Stamped – Variant 2
PBL-32919-1 AM TML-SSide B Runout, Hand-Etched, With 'TML-S' Stamped – Variant 2
QAL 32919Side A Center Label, Printed
QBL 32919Side B Center Label, Printed
AL 32919Label Side A
BL 32919Label Side B
PAL 32919-ID TML-SSide 1
PBL 32919-ID TML-SSide 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Unknown | CBS 69067First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Argentina | CBS 19424 / CBS 19.424First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Australia | CBS SBP 234482First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Australia | CBS SBP 234482 / CBS PC 32919First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Brazil | CBS 137867First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Columbia PC 32919First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Columbia PCQ 32919First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1974 | Canada | Columbia PC 32919First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Chile | CBS SLPC-37115First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Europe | CBS 69067First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Europe | CBS 63172LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1974 | Europe | CBS Q 69067First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1974 | Europe | CBS 69067First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Europe | CBS 69067First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Europe | CBS 69067First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | UK | CBS CBS 32012 / CBS S CBS 32012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Spain | CBS S 32012 / CBS CBS 32012LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Spain | CBS 32012LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Venezuela | CBS LJ-120.001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Harmony 1480005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Columbia WPC 32919 / Columbia PC 32919LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32012 / CBS CBS 69067LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32012 / CBS CBS 69067LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS 69067LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32012 / CBS CBS 69067LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS 69067LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | CBS 69067LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | CBS CBS 69067LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Greece | CBS 32012 / CBS CBS 32012LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | CBS CBS 69067LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Spain | CBS S 69067 / CBS 69067LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Spain | CBS S 69067 / CBS 69067LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS 9021951LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | CBS CBS 69067LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
76 vinyl pressings of Serenade are listed here, from 24 countries, released between 1974 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia PC 32919.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PC 32919, PCQ 32919, 69067, 19424) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [P] \ PAL 32919-IA [TML-M] SX [O] E and [P] PBL 32919-I 1AC [TML-M BO]. 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.
