Vinyl pressings
by Philip Glass · 1986
Songs From Liquid Days was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 11 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.
MAL·39564·1A D G1 MASTERDISK BK B2Side A runout, variant 1
MBL·39564·1A G1 MASTERDISK BK C17Side B runout, variant 1
MAL·39564·1A D G1 MASTERDISK BK B2Side A runout, variant 2
MBL·39564·1A D G2 MASTERDISK BKSide B runout, variant 2
AL-39564-1A-2HZ: DM-8Side A runout
BL-39564-1A-2HZ: DM-3Side B runout
28AP-3182A1 〄CS 1 A 1Side A runout stamped
28AP-3182B1 1 A 2Side B runout stamped
MX216937Side A label variant 1
MX216938Side B label variant 1
∆ MX216937 FM 39564-1Side A label variant 2, etched
∆ MX216938-B FM 39564-2Side B label variant 2, etched
160388 ECN L39564
160388BII ECN L39564
01-39564-2A-1Side A runout stamp
01-39564-1B-1Side B runout stamp
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | CBS FM 39564First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Australia | CBS FM 39564 / FM FM 39564First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Brazil | CBS Masterworks 160.388 / CBS Masterworks 160388First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | CBS FM 39564 / FM FM 39564First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Greece | CBS FM 39564First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Hong Kong | CBS CCA1004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Israel | CBS FM 39564First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | CBS/Sony 28AP-3182First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | South Korea | Jigu Records KJPL-0587First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | South Korea | Jigu Records KJPL-0587First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Spain | CBS FM 39564First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | CBS FM 39564 / FM FM 39564First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | CBS FM 39564 / FM FM 39564First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Japan | CBS/Sony 28AP 3182First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVCL053LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of Songs From Liquid Days are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1986 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, Canada, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is CBS FM 39564, released March 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FM 39564, 28AP 3182, 160.388, CCA1004) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MAL·39564·1A D G1 MASTERDISK BK B2 and MBL·39564·1A G1 MASTERDISK BK C17. 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.
