UK
1976- Label and catalog number
- CBS 81593CBS S 81593
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
CBS S 81593 A2 ARUNSide A - stamped / etched
CBS S 81593 B2Side B - stamped
Vinyl pressings
by Sutherland Brothers · 1976
Slipstream 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.
14 pressings came out in 1976, 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 81593 A2 ARUNSide A - stamped / etched
CBS S 81593 B2Side B - stamped
1S A3 [AL 34376-1D, stamped]Variant 1 Side A Runout - Etched
1S PBL-34376-1C A3Variant 1 Side B Runout - Etched
o T 1 PAL-34376-1B RLSide A runout etched
T 1 PBL-34376-1BSide B runout etched
MASTERDISKSide A&B runout stamped
AL 34376Side A label
PBL - 34376 - 1A MASTERDISK RL PSide A runout etched
PBL - 34376 - 1A MASTERDISK RL PSide B runout etched
PAL - 34376 - 1A MASTERDISK RL PSide A runout - etched, MASTERDISK - stamped
PBL - 34376 - 1A MASTERDISK RL PSide B runout - etched, MASTERDISK - stamped
T 1 PAL-34376-1B MASTERDISK RLRunout, Side A, Etched, MASTERDISK Stamped
T1 PBL-34376-1B MASTERDISKRunout, Side B, Etched, MASTERDISK Stamped
AL 34376Label, Side A, Matrix
BL 34376Label, Side B, Matrix
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 | Australia | CBS SBP 234875First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Columbia PC 34376 / Columbia 34376First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Europe | CBS CBS 81593 / CBS 81593First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Mexico | CBS CLS-5526First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 234875First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Rhodesia | Columbia ASF 1909First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Singapore & Malaysia | CBS/Sony JJSL 30117First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | South Africa | Columbia ASF 1909First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | CBS 81593 / CBS S 81593First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Columbia 34376 / Columbia PC 34376First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34376 / Columbia 34376First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34376 / Columbia 34376First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Columbia 34376 / Columbia PC 34376First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Columbia 34376 / Columbia PC 34376First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of Slipstream are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is CBS 81593.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 81593, 34376, PC 34376, SBP 234875) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CBS S 81593 A2 ARUN and CBS S 81593 B2. 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.