Vinyl pressings
by Placido Domingo · 1983
My Life For A Song was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1983, 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.
01-73683-2A-1 NLRunout side A, variant 1
01-73683-1B-1 NLRunout side B, variant 1
01-73683-2A-1 B NLRunout side A, variant 2
01-73683-1B-1 D NLRunout side B, variant 2
P o AL 37799-2A 1 CSide A runout, stamped [P etched]
P o MBL 37799-2B 1 ΛSide B runout, stamped [P etched]
AL 37799Side A label
BL 37799Side B label
MAL37799-2ERunout side A, stamped
BL37799-2HRunout side B, stamped
MAL 37799-2C G1 F3 COLUMBIA NYRunout side A
MBL 37799-2E G1 C3 COLUMBIA NYRunout side B
AL 37799Label side A
BL 37799Label side B
AL 37799Side A label
BL 37799Side B label
MX202432 FM37799-S1Runout side 1, stamped
△ MX202433-B FM37799-2Runout side 2, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | CBS FM 37799First yearLP | LP |
| 1983 | Brazil | CBS 412054First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Colombia | CBS 14-1682First yearLP | LP |
| 1983 | Europe | CBS 73683 / CBS FM 37799First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1983 | Mexico | CBS MLS-9285First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Portugal | CBS 73683First yearLP | LP |
| 1983 | Spain | CBS S 71118First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | CBS FM 37799 / CBS 37799First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | CBS PM37799First yearLP | LP |
| 1983 | US | CBS FM 37799 / CBS 37799First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Venezuela | CBS CS-10.455First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Yugoslavia | CBS 73683 / CBS FM 37799First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | CBS FM 37799First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1987 | Spain | FM FM 42652 / CBS FM 42652LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of My Life For A Song are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1983 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Europe, US, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is CBS 73683.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 73683, FM 37799, PM37799, 412054) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01-73683-2A-1 NL and 01-73683-1B-1 NL. 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.
