US
1980- Label and catalog number
- Tappan Zee Records JC 36380
- Format
- LP, Album · Gatefold
- Runout / matrix
AL 36380Side 1 Label
BL 36380Side 2 Label
Vinyl pressings
by Richard Tee · 1980
Natural Ingredients was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. 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 1980, the album's first year, in 7 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.
AL 36380Side 1 Label
BL 36380Side 2 Label
AL-36380-1AB S1Side 1 Runout (stamped except for "S1")
P BL 36380-2F S1Side 2 Runout (stamped except for "S1")
AL 36380Side 1 Label
BL 36380Side 2 Label
PAL - 36380 - 1 AASide 1 Etched
PBL - 36380 - 2JSide 2 Etched
∧ (side 1 includes a \ etched over the ∧)Sides 1 & 2 Stamped
AL 36380Side 1 Label
o AL 36380 -1D I T 3A
o TI PBL-36380-2G 1B
AL 36380-1A A PSide A runout
PBL-36380-2H PSide B runout
AL 36380Side A label
BL 36380Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Europe | CBS CBS 84194 / CBS JC 36380First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1868 / Tappan Zee Records 25AP 1868First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Philippines | CBS/Sony LP 1249First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | South Africa | CBS ASF 2536First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | Tappan Zee Records S 84194 / CBS S 84194First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | CBS CBS 84194 / Tappan Zee Records CBS 84194First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Tappan Zee Records JC 36380First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Tappan Zee Records JC 36380First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Tappan Zee Records JC 36380First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Tappan Zee Records JC 36380First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Tappan Zee Records JC 36380First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Tappan Zee Records JC 36380First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Japan | Tappan Zee Records VACM 2020LP, Album | LP, Album |
13 vinyl pressings of Natural Ingredients are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1980 and 1993.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Europe, Japan and more. One of them is Tappan Zee Records JC 36380.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JC 36380, CBS 84194, 25AP 1868, LP 1249) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL 36380 and BL 36380. 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.