Vinyl pressings
by Richard Tee · 1979
Strokin' was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. 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 1979, the album's first year, in 9 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 35695-1ARunout side A, etched [variant 1]
P BL 35695-1GRunout side B, etched [variant 1]
AL 35695-1BRunout side A, stamped [variant 2]
P BL 35695-1BRunout side B, stamped [variant 2]
AL-35695-1F SI A1A-Side Runout Etching
BL 35695-1F S2 A3B-Side Runout Etching
AL 35695A-Side Label
BL 35695B-Side Label
o AL 35695-1C 1TRunout side A
o BL 35695-1D 1TRunout side B
AL 35695Center label A
BL 35695Center label B
AL-35695-1E S1 AISide A runout
BL 35695-1F S1 A 3Side A runout
AL 35695Side A label
BL 35695Side B label
CBS S 83339 A-2Side 1 etched
CBS S 83339 B-2Side 2 etched
AL 35695-1A-2GZD DM2Side A runout
BL 35695-1A-2G DM2Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Tappan Zee Records SBP 237307First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Europe | CBS CBS 83339First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1349 / Tappan Zee Records 25AP 1349First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Mexico | CBS CLS-5662First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1979 | South Africa | CBS ASF 2395First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | CBS S 83339First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Tappan Zee Records S CBS 83339 / CBS S CBS 83339First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Tappan Zee Records JC 35695 / Columbia JC 35695First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Tappan Zee Records JC 35695First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Tappan Zee Records JC 35695First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Tappan Zee Records JC 35695 / Columbia JC 35695First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Tappan Zee Records JC 35695 / Columbia JC 35695First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Strokin' are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Tappan Zee Records JC 35695.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JC 35695, S CBS 83339, SBP 237307, CBS 83339) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL 35695-1A and P BL 35695-1G. 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.
