Vinyl pressings
by Phoebe Snow · 1976
It Looks Like Snow was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. 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 1976, the album's first year, in 9 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 AL 34387-1GRun-out area A-side, machine stamped - variant 1
P BL34387-1HRun-out area B-side, machine stamped - variant 1
P AL 34387-1GRun-out area A-side, machine stamped - variant 2
P BL 34387-1FRun-out area B-side, machine stamped - variant 2
P P AL 34387-1GRunout A-side, stamped, variant 1
P P BL34387-1HRunout B-side, stamped, variant 1
P PAL-34387-1KRunout A-side, etched, variant 2
[not entered]Runout B-side, variant 2
P AL 34387-1A [S1 A13] 0Runout A-side, variant 1, stamped [etched (faint)]
P BL34387-1B [S A15] 0Runout B-side, variant 1, stamped [etched (faint)]
P AL 34387-1A S1Runout A-side, variant 2, stamped except S1 etched
P BL 34387-1B S A9 0Runout B-side, variant 2, stamped except S A9 etched
p P AL 34387-1HRunout side A stamped
p P BL34387-1GRunout side B stamped
AL 34387Label side A
BL 34387Label side B
AL 34387A Side label
BL 34387B Side label
P AL 34387-1C 1T A3A Side
P BL 34387-1C 1T A3B Side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | CBS SBP 234926 / CBS S 81714First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Columbia PC 34387 / Columbia 34497First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Europe | CBS 81714 / CBS CBS 81714First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 300First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Mexico | CBS CLS-5539First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 234926First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Philippines | CBS/Sony APP-1089First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | CBS S 81714 / CBS 81714First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34387First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34387LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34387First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34387 / Columbia 34387First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34387 / Columbia 34387First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34387 / Columbia 34387First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34387 / Columbia 34387First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia PC 34387LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 34387LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 34387 / Columbia 34387LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 34387LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
20 vinyl pressings of It Looks Like Snow are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia PC 34387.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PC 34387, S 81714, SBP 234926, 81714) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P AL 34387-1G and P BL34387-1H. 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.
