Vinyl pressings
by Rick Derringer · 1975
Spring Fever was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. 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 1975, the album's first year, in 8 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.
o T1 PAL 33423-1D MCR ASide A runout, variant 1
o T2 PBL 33423-1D D2Side B runout, variant 1
AL 33423-1B MCRSide A, variant 2
BL 33423-1A MCRSide B, variant 2
AL 33423-1A MCR 1A PEtched/Stamped Runout Side A
BL 33423-1A MCR B PEtched/Stamped Runout Side B
AL 33423Side A Label
BL 33423Side B Label
QAL 33423Side 1 Label
QBL 33423Side 2 Label
P Q AL 33423-1DSide 1 deadwax inscription
P Q BL 33423-1ASide 2 deadwax inscription
SKY-80723-A1 ALLEN 2 ΛSide A Runout, stamped & etched
SKY-80723-B1 ALLEN 2 ΛSide B Runout, stamped & etched
S SKY 80723 ASide A Label
S SKY 80723 BSide B Label
SBP234673-1 MX175832Side 1
SBP234673-2 MX175833Side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | CBS SBP 234673First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia PZ 33423 / Blue Sky PZ 33423First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Europe | Blue Sky SKY 80723First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Epic ECPO-38First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Epic ECPO-38First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Epic SBPC 474308First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Spain | Blue Sky SKY 80723First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Blue Sky SKY 80723 / Blue Sky S SKY 80723 (PZ 33423)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Blue Sky PZ 33423First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Blue Sky PZQ 33423First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | US | Blue Sky PZ 33423First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Blue Sky PZ 33423First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
12 vinyl pressings of Spring Fever are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Blue Sky PZ 33423.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PZ 33423, PZQ 33423, SKY 80723, SBP 234673) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o T1 PAL 33423-1D MCR A and o T2 PBL 33423-1D D2. 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.
