Vinyl pressings
by Paul Simon · 1973
There Goes Rhymin' Simon was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
43 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 19 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(stamped) PBL 32280-2B(etched) STERLING(stamped)A Side deadwax, variant 1
p(stamped) · PBL 32280 -2A(etched) STERLING(stamped) LH 2(etched)B Side deadwax, variant 1
PAL 32280 - 2A sterlingA Side deadwax, variant 2
PBL 32280 - 2H sterlingB Side deadwax, variant 2
AL 32280A Side label
BL 32280B Side label
TI PAL 32280-2D STERLING LH 3 A1
TI PAL 32280-2C STERLING LH 2 A5
PBL 32280-2E o STERLING LH 2 B7 S 2Runout A, variant 1
PAL 32280-2F o STERLING LH 3 A 14 S1Runout B, variant 1
PBL 32280-2E o STERLING LH 2 B7 S 2Runout A, variant 2
PAL 32280-2F o STERLING LH 3 A 14 S1Runout B, variant 2
PAL 32280-2AA Side Etched, Variant 1
PBL 32280-2HB Side Etched, Variant 1
P PAL 32280-2B STERLINGA Side, Variant 2
P PAL 32280-2A STERLING LH 2B Side, Variant 2
PAL 32280-2G STERLING LH 2A side runout
PBL 32280-2A STERLING LH 2B side runout
AL 32280A side label
BL 32280B side label
0 T1 PAL 32280-2C STERLING LH 2A Side, Variant 1
0 T1 PAL 32280-2DA Side etched, Variant 1
STERLING LH 3A Side stamped, Variant 1
T1 0 PBL 32280-2C STERLING LH 2B Side, Variant 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Unknown | CBS/Sony KC 32280First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Argentina | CBS CBS-S-69035First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Australia | CBS SBP 234338First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Brazil | CBS 137809First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Columbia KC 32280First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Columbia CQ 32280First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1973 | Colombia | CBS 14387First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Colombia | CBS 14387First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Costa Rica | CBS 100.115First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Europe | CBS S 69035 / CBS 69035First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Greece | CBS 69035LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1973 | Greece | CBS 69035 / CBS S 69035First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Israel | CBS 69035First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Italy | CBS S 69035First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPM-57First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 9-25589-1 / Warner Bros. Records 92 55891LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 925 589-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | US | Warner Bros. Records 9-25589-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Portugal | Warner Bros. Records 1592471LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | US | DCC Compact Classics LPZ-2062 / Warner Bros. Records LPZ-2062LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 1998 | USA & Canada | DCC Compact Classics LPZ-2062 / Warner Bros. Records LPZ-2062LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Unknown | Music On Vinyl MOVLP959LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2013 | US | Columbia KC 32280 / Columbia 88883761061LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2013 | US | Columbia KC 32280 / Columbia 88883761061LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2013 | US | Columbia 88883761061LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2013 | Europe | Columbia KC 32280 / Music On Vinyl MOVLP959LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2017 | Europe | Columbia 88985422411LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Unknown | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UD1S 2-01912", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2023 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UD1S 2-019 / Columbia 82179720192612", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered, Special Edition · Limited, Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered, Special Edition · Limited, Numbered |
| 2023 | US | Columbia 888837610671RELP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 25589-1LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 234338LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 234338 / CBS SBP-234338LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 234338LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | Harmony 148072LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia KC 32280LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Columbia KC 32280LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS S 69035 / CBS CBS 69035LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS S 69035 / CBS CBS 69035LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | CBS CBS 69035 / CBS CBS S 69035LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Malaysia | CBS/Sony KC 32280LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Portugal | CBS S 69035LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Portugal | CBS CBS-S-69035 / CBS CBS S 69035LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | South Africa | Columbia S-ASF 1762LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 925589 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
89 vinyl pressings of There Goes Rhymin' Simon are listed here, from 24 countries, released between 1973 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia KC 32280, released May 5, 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KC 32280, PC 32280, BL 32280, CQ 32280) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p(stamped) PBL 32280-2B(etched) STERLING(stamped) and p(stamped) · PBL 32280 -2A(etched) STERLING(stamped) LH 2(etched). 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.
