Vinyl pressings
by The Only Ones · 1979
Even Serpents Shine was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 5 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 - 83451 - A2 1 1 ARunout side A, variant 1
CBS - S - 83451 - B1 STERLING 9 BRunout side B, variant 1
CBS S 83451 A-1 STERLING CIRunout side A, variant 2
CBS S 83451 B2 STERLING CIRunout side B, variant 2
CBS-S-83451-A2 ⋀Runout side A
CBS-S-83451-B2 ⋀Runout side B
S CBS 83451 A°Label side A
S CBS 83451 B°Label side B
01-83451-1A-1 X2 H.Runout side A, stamped / etched
01-83451-1B-1 X2. H.Runout side B, stamped / etched
CBS 83451-1Label side A
CBS 83451-2Label side B
SBP237303-A* 5931-700Side A runout
SBP237303-B* 5932-700Side B runout
SCBS-83451 A-1 ASF 2342Side A runout, etched
SCBS-83451 B ASF 2342Side B runout, etched
SCBS 83451 ASide A label
SCBS 83451 BSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Europe | CBS CBS 83451 / CBS 83451First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Epic 25·3P-95First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Epic 25·3P-95First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | New Zealand | CBS SBP237303First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | South Africa | CBS ASF 2342 / CBS SCBS 83451First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | CBS CBS 83451 / CBS S CBS 83451First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | CBS CBS 83451 / CBS S CBS 83451First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Netherlands | Music On Vinyl Movlp 310LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Worldwide | Music On Vinyl MOVLP3565LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Music On Vinyl MOVLP3565LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK & Europe | CBS CBS 83451 / CBS 83451LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK & Europe | CBS CBS 83451LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of Even Serpents Shine are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1979 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, Europe, Japan, New Zealand and more. One of them is CBS CBS 83451, released March 9, 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBS 83451, 25·3P-95, SBP237303, ASF 2342) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CBS - S - 83451 - A2 1 1 A and CBS - S - 83451 - B1 STERLING 9 B. 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.
