Vinyl pressings
by Seawind · 1976
Seawind 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.
11 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
15 BP 87729 A-2 A2Runout side A, variant 1
S BP 87729 B - (1) ARunout side B, variant 1
BP R̶V̶G̶ ̶B̶P̶ 87729 A-① SX ARunout side A, variant 2
2 S BP 87729 B-3 BRunout side B, variant 2
S ϛ BP 87729-A-3 SXTEtched, Runout Side A
S SXϛ BP 87729-B-3 CTH P A I ⊲Etched, Runout Side B
BP 87729 A-2 A1 2SRunout A, variant 1
1S BP 87729 B-4 A7Runout B, variant 1
S 2 BP 87729 A-3 3 ARunout A, variant 2
1 S BP 87729 B-① D3Runout B, variant 2
CTI 87729 A 2 J∆NOS :) PRunout A, variant 1
S 2 BP 87729 B-3 BRunout B, variant 1
87729 ALabel A
87729 BLabel B
I S RVG ̷C̷T̷I̷ 87729A-1C SX R.F.JANOSRunout side 1
BP 87729 B-3 CTH A9 2X3JRunout side 2
87729 ALabel side 1
87729 BLabel side 2
BP 87729 A-3 SXT CTHSSide 1
BP 87729 A-3 CTHSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | CTI Records CTI 5002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | CTI Records 63.009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | CTI Records GP 3103First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | CTI Records CTI 5002 / CTI Records 87.729First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | CTI Records CTI 5002First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1976 | US | CTI Records CTI 5002First yearAlbum, LP, Promo · Promo | Album, LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | CTI Records CTI 5002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | CTI Records CTI 5002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | CTI Records CTI 5002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | CTI Records CTI 5002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | CTI Records CTI 5002LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | US | CTI Records CTI 5002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Brazil | CTI Records 3.42-404-012LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Netherlands | CTI Records CTI 5002LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Venezuela | CTI Records 5.002LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | CTI Records LAX-3274LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 1983 | Japan | CTI Records K20P 6823LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
17 vinyl pressings of Seawind are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1976 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is CTI Records CTI 5002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CTI 5002, 63.009, GP 3103) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 15 BP 87729 A-2 A2 and S BP 87729 B - (1) A. 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.
