Vinyl pressings
by Ray Conniff · 1976
Send In The Clowns 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.
12 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
PAL-34170-1GSide A Runout [Etched], Variant #1
PBL-34170-1HSide B Runout [Etched], Variant #1
PAL-34170-1ESide A Runout [Etched], Variant #2
PBL-34170-1F T1Side B Runout [Etched], Variant #2
QAL 34170Side 1 Label
QBL 34170Side 2 Label
MX177387 SBP 234847 - 1Runout Side A stamped
MX177388 SBP 234847 - 2Runout Side B stamped
MX177387Label Side A
MX177388Label Side B
AL 34170-1A-2GSide A runout etched
BL 34170-1A-2GSide B runout etched
CBS - 14958 ASide A runout
CBS - 14958 BSide B runout
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 SBP234847 / CBS SBP 234847First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Columbia KC 34170First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Colombia | CBS 14958First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Costa Rica | CBS 100232First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Ecuador | CBS Columbia 331-0083First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Europe | CBS 81414First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Greece | CBS CBS 81414First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | Portugal | CBS 81414First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | Spain | CBS S 81414First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | CBS 81414 / CBS S 81414First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | US | Columbia KC 34170First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Columbia CQ 34170First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1978 | Brazil | CBS 137948LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | CBS 137948LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Send In The Clowns are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1976 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia KC 34170.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KC 34170, CQ 34170, 81414, SBP234847) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL-34170-1G and PBL-34170-1H. 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.
