Vinyl pressings
by Stephen Stills · 1978
Thoroughfare Gap was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 11 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.
AL-35380-9A JBSide A Runout variant 1
BL-35380 17B2 V PSide B Runout variant 1
AL-35380-9A JB PSide A Runout variant 2
BL 35380 9B 2 JB SD PSide B Runout variant 2
AL-35380-7A 35380-7A 1T o A4Variant 1: Side A etch
o T1 BL-35380 13-B-2 D3Variant 1: Side B etch
AL-35380-4A 1T° RGP JB DVariant 2: Side A etch, except "D"
° T1 BL-35380 13-B-2 CVariant 2: Side B etch, except "C"
1S AL-35380-A̶L̶ -11-CSM A1 (Criteria stamp)Side A runout etched
/ S BL-35380-B̶L̶-11-CSM (Criteria stamp)Side B runout etched
AL-35380-6A S2 RGP B A8Side 1, Etched, Variant 2
BL 35380-11 B 2 S(in its side) S1 A2Side 2, Etched, Variant 2
AL-35380-4A 1T o RGP JB CSide A runout
o T1 BL-35380 13-B-2 CSide B runout
AL 35380Side A label
BL 35380Side B label
AL-35380-4A 1T RGP JBSide A runout, etched
T1 BL-35380 13-G-ZSide B runout, etched
AL 35380Side A label
BL 35380Side B label
AL-35380-6A S2 RGP B A8Runout A
BL 35380-11 B -2 JB S 1 A2Runout B
AL 35380Label A
BL 35380Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | CBS SBP 237231First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | Brazil | CBS 138103 / Discos CBS 138103First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Europe | CBS 82859 / CBS CBS 82859First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | CBS CBS 82859First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1144First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 237231First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | South Africa | CBS JC 35380First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | Spain | CBS S 82859First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | CBS 82859 / CBS S CBS 82859First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35380First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35380First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35380 / Columbia 35380First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Columbia PC 35380 / Columbia 35380First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35380 / Columbia 35380First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia Masterworks JC 35380 / Columbia 35380First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
17 vinyl pressings of Thoroughfare Gap are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia JC 35380.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JC 35380, PC 35380, 82859, SBP 237231) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-35380-9A JB and BL-35380 17B2 V P. 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.
