Vinyl pressings
by Santana · 1977
Moonflower was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
38 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 23 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 PAL 34915-1DSide A runout, variant 1
p PBL 34915-1CSide B runout, variant 1
p PAL 34916-1CSide C runout, variant 1
p PBL 34916-1CSide D runout, variant 1
1S PAL 34915-1A D1Side A runout, var. 1
ƧS PBL 34915-1A A8Side B runout, var. 1
1S PAL 34916-1A A2Side C runout, var. 1
1S PBL 34916-1A AIISide D runout, var. 1
PAL 34915-1E T1 C 0Side A runout, variant 1
PBL 34915-1F 9 T1 D 0Side B runout, variant 1
PAL 34916-1J 11 T1 A 0Side C runout, variant 1
PBL 34916-1F 1 T2 A 0Side D runout, variant 1
PAL 34915-1C PN ⌂SIDE A etched except anvil stamped
PBL 34915-1C PN ⌂SIDE B etched except anvil stamped
PAL 34916-1D PN ⌂SIDE C etched except anvil stamped
PBL 34916-1G PN ⌂SIDE D etched except anvil stamped
AL 34915A Side Label
BL 34915B Side Label
AL 34916C Side Label
BL 34916D Side Label
PAL 34915-1AESide A runout etched
PBL 34915-1ABSide B runout etched
PAL 34916-1ADSide C runout etched
PBL 34916-1AJSide D runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Unknown | Columbia C2 34914 / Columbia 34914First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Argentina | CBS 19.811 / Discos CBS 19.811First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Australia | CBS S2BP 220196First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Australia | CBS S2BP 220196First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Colombia | CBS D2CS4First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Europe | CBS CBS 88272 / CBS 88272First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Europe | CBS CBS 88272 / CBS 88272First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Europe | CBS CBS 88272First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Greece | CBS CBS 88272First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Hong Kong | CBS/Sony 40AP 787 / CBS/Sony 40AP 788First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Hong Kong | CBS/Sony 40AP 788First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Israel | CBS 88272First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Italy | CBS CBS 88272 / CBS CBS 82324First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | CBS/Sony 40AP 787~8First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | CBS/Sony 40AP 787~8First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Europe | CBS CBS 88272LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1983 | Japan | CBS/Sony 32AP 2606~07LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | Spain | CBS CBS 463370 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Friday Music FRM 34914 / Columbia 88697745631LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2011 | US | Friday Music FRM 34914 / Columbia 88697745631LP, Album, Remastered, Reissue | LP, Album, Remastered, Reissue |
| 2011 | US | Friday Music FRM 34914LP, Album, Remastered, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Remastered, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP566 / Columbia MOVLP566LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Columbia 19439792631 / Legacy 19439792631LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP566 / Columbia MOVLP566LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 2-558 / Columbia MFSL 2-558LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia C2 34914 / Columbia 34914LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 88272LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | CBS 88272 / CBS CBS 88272LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Mexico | CBS LP2S-58LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS CBS 22180 / CBS 22180LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | CBS CBS 22180LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | CBS CBS 88272LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | CBS CBS 22180 / CBS 22180LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS CBS 88272LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | CBS CBS 22180 / CBS 22180LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia C2 34914 / Columbia 34914LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia CG 34914 / Columbia C2 34914LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia 34914LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia 34914 / Columbia C2 34914LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia 34914LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
70 vinyl pressings of Moonflower are listed here, from 28 countries, released between 1977 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Columbia C2 34914, released October 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C2 34914, 34914, CBS 88272, 19.811) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p PAL 34915-1D and p PBL 34915-1C. 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.
