Vinyl pressings
by Spliff · 1980
The Spliff Radio Show was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 3 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.
STERLING 01-84555-1A-1 ARunout side A, variant 1
STERLING 01-84555-1B-1 ARunout side B, variant 1
STERLING 01-84555-1A-1 BRunout side A, variant 2
STERLING 01-84555-2B-1 ARunout side B, variant 2
84555-1 A II B 1Runout A
84555-2 A A 7Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Unknown | CBS CBS 84555LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | Canada | Epic PEC 90630First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | CBS CBS 84555First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Yugoslavia | Suzy CBS 84555 / CBS CBS 84555First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Spain | CBS S 84555LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Europe | Sony Music 198028161411LP, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32369LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32369LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | CBS 32369 / CBS CBS 32369LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | CBS CBS 32369LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of The Spliff Radio Show are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1980 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in Germany, Canada, Yugoslavia. One of them is CBS CBS 84555.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBS 84555, PEC 90630) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STERLING 01-84555-1A-1 A and STERLING 01-84555-1B-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.
