Vinyl pressings
by Robert Lamm · 1974
Skinny Boy was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 6 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.
P_ 1 PAL 33095 1-A TML-M SXSide 1 (etched except for "TML-M")
P_ 1 PBL 33095 1-A TML-M 0 SXSide 2 (etched except for "TML-M 0")
AL 33095Side 1 label
BL 33095Side 2 label
CBS.S.80359.A2Side A, stamped
CBS.S.80359.B1Side B, stamped
CBS·S·80359·A2 2 ꓥSide A
CBS·S·80359·B1 2 ꓥSide B
S 80359ASide A label
S 80359BSide B label
KC33095-A-1A-2D oSide A runout
KC33095-B-1A-2D oSide B runout
AL 33095Side A label
BL 33095Side B label
80359-ARunout Side 1: etched
80359-BRunout Side 2: etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Canada | Columbia KC 33095First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPN 69First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Netherlands | CBS 80359First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Spain | CBS S 80359First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | CBS S 80359First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | CBS 80359 / CBS S 80359First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Columbia KC 33095First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Mexico | CBS CLS 5459LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 234561LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 33095 / Columbia C 33095LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Columbia KC 33095LP | LP |
11 vinyl pressings of Skinny Boy are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1974 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Columbia KC 33095.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KC 33095, S 80359, 80359, SOPN 69) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P_ 1 PAL 33095 1-A TML-M SX and P_ 1 PBL 33095 1-A TML-M 0 SX. 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.
