Vinyl pressings
by Toto · 1978
Georgy Porgy 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.
3 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
ZSP-165766-1E TML-S TIRunout side A
ZSS-165767-1E TML-M TIRunout side B
ZSS 165767 1CRunout side B, variant
ZSP 165766Side A 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Argentina | Columbia 23.074First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Japan | CBS/Sony 06SP 327First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia 3-10944First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1979 | Australia | CBS BA 2225207", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Australia | CBS BA 2225207", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Bolivia | Discos CBS 302417", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Columbia 43-1104012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Columbia 3-109447", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Columbia 3-109447", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Costa Rica | CBS 121337", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Germany | CBS CBS S 7378 / CBS CBS 73787", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Germany | CBS CBS S 7378 / CBS CBS 73787", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Jamaica | Columbia 3-109447", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 06SP 3277", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | New Zealand | CBS BA 2225207", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | US | Columbia 43-1104012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia 4311 04012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia 43-1104012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
35 vinyl pressings of Georgy Porgy are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1978 and 2006.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, Argentina, Japan. One of them is Columbia 3-10944.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3-10944, 23.074, 06SP 327) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP-165766-1E TML-S TI and ZSS-165767-1E TML-M TI. 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.
