Vinyl pressings
by Roger McGuinn · 1976
Cardiff Rose 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.
15 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
PAL34154-1A A KENDUN ASide A - etched; KENDUN A stamped, Variant 1
PAL34154-1B B KENDUNSide B - etched; KENDUN stamped, Variant 1
PAL34154-1D KENDUN ASide A - etched; KENDUN A stamped, Variant 2
PAL34154-1D KENDUNSide B - etched; KENDUN stamped, Variant 2
\ S PAL-34154 - 1A ᴋᴇɴᴅᴜɴ ᴀ o ACenter Deadwax Side A Etched, ᴋᴇɴᴅᴜɴ ᴀ, o Stamped
\ S PBL-34151 - 1B o .ᴋᴇɴᴅᴜɴ ʙCenter Deadwax Side B Etched, ᴋᴇɴᴅᴜɴ ʙ, o Stamped
AL 34154Label Side A
BL 34154Label Side B
p PAL-34154-1D KENDUN -B- BSide A runout, variant 1
p PBL-34154-1D KENDUN -B-Side B runout, variant 1
p PAL- 34154 - 1D KENDUN -B- BSide A runout, variant 2
p PBL- 34154 - 1D KENDUN -B- 1ASide B runout, variant 2
PAL-34154-1F KENDUN -A- 0 B1 ITSide A runout, variant 1
PBL--34154-1E KENDUN -A- V ITSide B runout, variant 1
PAL-34154-1F KENDUN -A- 0 o I TSide A runout, variant 2
PBL- 34154-1E KENDUN -A- B I o ITSide B runout, variant 2
o 1T PAL-34154-1E KENDUN -B- ARunout A
1T PBL-34154-1E KENDUN -A- ARunout B
AL 34154Label A
BL 34154Label B
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 SBP 234850First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Columbia KC 34154First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Europe | CBS CBS 81369 / CBS 81369First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 77First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 77First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 234850 / CBS SBP 234 850First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | CBS S-81369First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | CBS CBS 81369First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | CBS 81369First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | CBS S 81369First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34154First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34154First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34154First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34154First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34154First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1022LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
17 vinyl pressings of Cardiff Rose are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1976 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia PC 34154.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PC 34154, CBS 81369, 81369, S 81369) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL34154-1A A KENDUN A and PAL34154-1B B KENDUN. 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.
