Vinyl pressings
by Ramsey Lewis · 1976
Sălongo 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.
15 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 10 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.
T1 PAL 34173 1E TML-M C 5Side A runout variant 1
T1 PBL 34173 1E TML-M B 4Side B runout variant 1
T1 PAL 34173 1F TML-S P 0Side A runout variant 2
T1 PBL 34173 1E TML-M A 3 0Side B runout variant 2
S 1 PAL 34173 1B TML-S A1Side A runout
S 2 PBL 34173 1B TML-S B1Side B runout
AL 34173Side A label
BL 34173Side B label
PAL 34173 1C TML-M CVariant 1: Side A runout
PBL 34173 1C TML-M A DVariant 1: Side B runout
P PAL 34173 1C TML-M CVariant 2: Side A runout
P PAL 34173 1C TML-MVariant 2: Side B runout
PAL 34173 1B TML-S I ISRunout, Side A
PBL 34173 1B TML-S AB ISRunout, Side B
BL 34173Printed on label, Side A
BL 34173Printed on label, Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | CBS SBP 234841First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Columbia KC 34173First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Europe | CBS 81406 / CBS CBS 81406First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 116First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 116First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Mexico | Epic LNS-17138First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 234841First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Philippines | CBS/Sony APP-1029 (25AP-116)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Spain | CBS S 81406First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | CBS 81406First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34173First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34173First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34173First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34173First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34173First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia PC 34173LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Sălongo are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia PC 34173.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PC 34173, 81406, SBP 234841, KC 34173) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 PAL 34173 1E TML-M C 5 and T1 PBL 34173 1E TML-M B 4. 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.
