Vinyl pressings
by Paul Simon · 1968
The Graduate was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
57 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 21 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.
XSM136048-1B T o A 1 A 9A-side runout, variant 1
XSM136048-1B 1 T G 10B-side runout, variant 1
XSM136048-1B 2 T o A1D 17A-side runout, variant 2
XSM136049-1B 1 T C 1 oB-side runout, variant 2
XSM136048-1B oA Side stamped variant 1
XSM136049-1B oB Side stamped variant 1
XSM136048-1D oA Side stamped variant 2
XSM136049-1A oB Side stamped variant 2
XLP136046-1A - I A / A 5 oRunout A stamped [5 etched]
XLP136047-1A - I A / A 10 oRunout A stamped [10 etched]
XLP 136046Label A
XLP 136047Label B
XSM136048-1C C 7 OSide A Stamped
-Side A Etching
XSM136049-1CSide B Stamped
2 - 2 B 45Side B Etching
º XSM136048-1G PA Side Variant 1, Stamped
º XSM136049-1K PB Side Variant 1, Stamped
º XSM136048-1B PA Side Variant 2, Stamped
º XSM136049-1K PB Side Variant 2, Stamped
XSM136048-1B T B 8Variant 1. Side A
XSM136049-1B 1 T D 2Variant 1. Side B
XSM136048-1B 2 T o ^1 ^13Variant 2 Side A
XSM136049-1B 1 T D 1 B4Variant 2 Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Argentina | CBS Masterworks 18.863First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Argentina | CBS 9863First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | CBS SBP 233519First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | CBS BP 233519First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Australia | CBS SBP 233519 / CBS SBP-233519First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | CBS SBP 233519First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | CBS SBP 233519First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Brazil | CBS 37563First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks OS 3180First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks OS 3180First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Colombia | CBS CLS 4137First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Colombia | CBS CL-S 4137First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Costa Rica | Columbia Masterworks OS 3180First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Europe | CBS S 70042 / CBS OS 3180First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Europe | CBS S 70042First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | South Korea | Taedo EU-187LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Spain | CBS S-70042 / CBS S 70042LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Spain | CBS S-70042 / CBS S 70042LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Spain | CBS (S) 70042LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Brazil | CBS 137563LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | Chile | CBS (S) LPC - 49002LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Chile | CBS 111.020LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONX 60001LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONX 60001LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | Venezuela | CBS CS-10.108LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPM 104 / CBS/Sony SOPM-104LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Taiwan | Holy Hawk Record Co. Ltd. HH-554LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1975 | Italy | CBS S 70042LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Uruguay | CBS 8.863LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1365LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Spain | CBS S-70042LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Spain | CBS S 70042LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | CBS/Sony 30AP 2298LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1983 | Spain | CBS CBS 32359LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | UK | CBS 32359LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | UK | CBS 32359LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Spain | CBS/Sony CBS 32359LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1993 | South Korea | Columbia CK 3180LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records OS 3180LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Promo |
| 2008 | Germany | Columbia Masterworks OS 3180LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | UK | CBS 70042 / Simply Vinyl S125033LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2013 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records OS 3180LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 2018 | US | Legacy 88875049711 / Columbia Masterworks 88875049711LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Columbia Masterworks OS 3180 / Columbia Masterworks 88875049711LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2018 | USA & Europe | Legacy 88875049711 / Columbia Masterworks 88875049711LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2018 | UK | Legacy 88875049711 / Columbia Masterworks 88875049711LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | CBS 8863 / CBS 9863LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 233519 / CBS SBP-233519LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 233519LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 233519 / CBS SBP-233519LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 233519 / CBS SBP-233519LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 233519 / CBS SBP-233519LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 233519 / CBS SBP-233519LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | CBS 138157LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks OS 3180LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks OS 3180LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32359LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS 32359 / CBS CBS 32359LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS S 70042LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32359 / CBS CBS 70042LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32359LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
147 vinyl pressings of The Graduate are listed here, from 31 countries, released between 1968 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Japan, Argentina and more. One of them is Columbia Masterworks OS 3180, released January 21, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use OS 3180, OL 6780, S 70042, 70042) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM136048-1B T o A 1 A 9 and XSM136048-1B 1 T G 10. 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.
