Vinyl pressings
by Simon & Garfunkel · 1981
The Simon And Garfunkel Collection 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.
18 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 10 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.
CBS-S-1009 A4Side A runout, etched, variant 1
CBS-1009-A4Side A runout, etched, variant 1
CBS-S-1009-B-4Side B runout, etched, variant 1
CBS-1009-B4Side B runout, etched, variant 1
CBS-10029-A6 STERLINGRunout, etched/stamped, side 1
CBS-S-10029-B1 STERLINGRunout, etched/stamped, side 2
CBS 10029 A*Label, side 1
CBS 10029 B*Label, side 2
CBS-S-10029-A-2 Timtoni ⋀Side A
CBS-S-10029 B 3Side B
CBS 10029 A*Side A Label
CBS 10029 B*Side B Label
CBS · 1009 A4 D 1 0Runout side A
CBS · S · 1009 B3 DRunout side B
CBS 10029 ALabel side A
CBS 10029 BLabel side B
STERLING △ MX200776 SBP237723-1 CRI-ASide 1 runout, stamped (CRI-A hand etched)
STERLING CRI-B △ MX200777 SBP237723-2Side 2 runout, stamped (CRI-B hand etched)
MX200776Side 1 label
MX200777Side 2 label
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 | Australia | CBS SBP 237723First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1981 | Austria | CBS 10029 / CBS CBS 10029First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Europe | CBS CBS 10029First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1981 | Europe | CBS CBS 24005 / CBS 24005First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1981 | Europe | CBS CBS 24005LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1981 | Ireland | CBS CBS 10029First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 2227First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 237 723First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1981 | Poland | Frisco Sound FRS 100First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Singapore & Malaysia | CBS CBS 10029First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1981 | Spain | CBS S 24005First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Spain | CBS S 24005First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Spain | CBS S 24005First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Spain | CBS S 24005First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Spain | CBS S 24005First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Czechoslovakia | CBS CBS 10029 / Direkt Records DT 0007-1311LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 24005 / CBS 14392 5LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 10029 / CBS 10029LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 24005LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 24005 / CBS CBS 10029LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS CL 14392 5LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| ? | Europe | CBS CL 14 392 5 / CBS CBS 24005LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| ? | Hong Kong | CBS/Sony 25AP 2227LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Spain | CBS/Sony S 24005LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | UK | CBS 10029 / CBS CBS 10029LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS CBS 10029 / CBS 10029LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | UK | CBS 10029 / CBS CBS 10029LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| ? | UK | CBS 10029 / CBS CBS 10029LP, Album, Compilation, Repress | LP, Album, Compilation, Repress |
37 vinyl pressings of The Simon And Garfunkel Collection are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1981 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, Australia, Austria, Europe and more. One of them is CBS 10029.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 10029, CBS 10029, SBP 237723, CBS 24005) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CBS-S-1009 A4 and CBS-1009-A4. 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.
