Vinyl pressings
by Santana · 1981
Zebop! was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
34 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 24 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.
T1 PAL 37158-2ASide A runout, var 1
T1 PBL 37158-2BSide B runout, var 1
T1 PAL 37158-2FSide A runout, var 2
T1 PBL 37158-2ESide B runout, var 2
PAL 37158-2D CSide A Runout, etched / "C" is stamped
PBL 37158-(211 scratched out) - 2MSide B Runout, etched
PAL-37158-2J /\Variant 2 Side A Runout, etched/"/\" is stamped
PBL-37158-2AH CVariant 2 Side B Runout, etched/"C" is stamped
PAL 37158-2D PSide A runout, etched / "P" is stamped, variant 1
PBL 37158- 2AASide B runout, etched, variant 1
PAL 37158 2AASide A runout, etched, variant 2
PBL 37158 2DSide B runout, etched, variant 2
AL 37158Side A label matrix
BL 37158Side B label matrix
\ S PAL - 37158 - 2A 0 B12A side etch
\ S PBL - 37158 - 2B 0 B11B side etch
CBS.S.84946 A1A-side runout etched variant 1
CBS.S.84946 B1B-side runout etched variant 1
CBS.S.84946 A2 timtom ⋀A-side runout etched variant 2
CBS.S.84946 B2 TY ⋀B-side runout etched variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Argentina | Columbia 20.191First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Argentina | Columbia 20.191First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Brazil | CBS 138279 / CBS 138.279First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Columbia FC 37158First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Colombia | Columbia 14-1445First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Costa Rica | CBS 100609First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Ecuador | CBS 333-0031First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Greece | CBS CBS 84946First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Greece | CBS CBS 84946First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Hong Kong | CBS/Sony FC 37158First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Italy | CBS CBS 84946First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 2020First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 2020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Mexico | CBS CLS-5716First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 237613First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | Friday Music FRM-37159 / Columbia 88883782891LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | US | Friday Music FRM-37159 / Columbia 88883782891LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2018 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2210 / Columbia MOVLP2210LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | CBS 32681 / CBS CBS 84946LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | CBS CBS 32681LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Mozambique | Gallo DNW 2619LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Taiwan | New Jen Sheng JS-5424LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Taiwan | 佳佳唱片 JLB 6331LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 37158LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
53 vinyl pressings of Zebop! are listed here, from 27 countries, released between 1981 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Columbia FC 37158.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FC 37158, S CBS 84946, 25AP 2020, CBS 84946) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 PAL 37158-2A and T1 PBL 37158-2B. 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.
