Vinyl pressings
by Pockets · 1978
Take It On Up was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 5 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.
PAL 35384-IA S1Runout A, etched
PAL-35384-IJ S1Runout B, etched
PAL-35384-1H A1 S1Variant 2 Runout A, etched
PBL 35384-IA A13 S1Variant 2 Runout B, etched
PAL 35384-1GSide 1
PAL 35384-1G C 3 PRunout Side 1
PAL 35384-1C 2 PRunout Side 2
PAL 35384-1E 0 2 TRunout Side 1
PBL 35384-1E 0 2 TRunout Side 2
p PAL 35384-1G C 3A-Side Runout Etching
p PBL 35384-1DB-Side Runout Etching
AL 35384A-Side Label
BL 35384B-Side Label
1S PAL 35384-IB A1Runout A
1S PBL 35384-IA A4Runout B
AL 35384Label A
BL 35384Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Europe | CBS CBS 82863First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1143First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | South Africa | CBS ASF 2203First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35384First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35384First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35384First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35384First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35384First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35384First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | Canada | Columbia PC 35384First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Take It On Up are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, Canada, Europe, Japan and more. One of them is Columbia JC 35384.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JC 35384, PC 35384, CBS 82863, 25AP 1143) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL 35384-IA S1 and PAL-35384-IJ S1. 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.
