Vinyl pressings
by Tommy Tutone · 1981
867-5309 / Jenny 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.
16 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.
ZSS-168355-1F PLSM TIIIEtched Side A
T ZSS-168356-1E PRECISION SMEtched Side B
ZSS 168355A-side Label
ZSS 168356B-side Label
T ZSS-168356-1D PRECISION SMEtched Side B
ZSS 168355A-side Label
ZSS 168356B-side Label
ZSS-168355-1D PL SM
P ZSS168353-1GEtched side A, variant 1
P ZSS-138356-1C Precision SMEtched side B, variant 1
p ZSS-168355- 1D PL SM.Etched side A, variant 2
p ZSS-168356-1D Precision SM ·Etched side B, variant 2
ZSS 168355
T ZSS-168355-1E PLSM TIRunout A
ZSS-168355-1F PLSM TIRunout B
ZSS 168355Labels
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 BA 222921 / CBS MX201078First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1981 | Brazil | CBS 43.525First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Canada | Columbia 18-02646First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Costa Rica | CBS 7012611First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Jamaica | Columbia 18-02646First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | New Zealand | CBS BA 222921First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1981 | Peru | CBS CSR 1219First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Spain | CBS CBS A-2062First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1981 | UK | CBS CBS A2062First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | UK | CBS CBS A2062First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Columbia 18-02646First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Columbia 18-02646First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1981 | US | Columbia 18-02646First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Columbia 18-02646First year7", Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Columbia 13-05473First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
21 vinyl pressings of 867-5309 / Jenny are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1981 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 18-02646, released November 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 18-02646, 13-05473, CBS A2062, BA 222921) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS-168355-1F PLSM TIII and T ZSS-168356-1E PRECISION SM. 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.
