Vinyl pressings
by Toto · 1988
The Seventh One was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 21 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.
PAL 40873-1A TML-X EG1 D9Side A, variant 1
PBL 40873-1A TML-X G1 A4Side B, variant 1
PAL 40873-1A TML-X EG1 D4Side A, variant 2
PBL 40873-1A TML-X G1 D16Side B, variant 2
AL-40873 1A 2ZL Dmn 5Runout side A
BL-40873 1A 2Z DM-5Runout side B
AL-40873 1A 2ZL Dnn:Runout Side A [Variant 1]
BL-40873 1A ZZ DM-3Runout Side B [Variant 1]
AL-40873 1A 2ZL DM 2Runout Side A [Variant 2]
AL-40873 1A 2Z DM 4Runout Side B [Variant 2]
28AP-5001A1 1 A 2 CSSide A runout variant 1
28AP-5001B1 1 A 3Side B runout variant 1
28AP-5001A1 〄 CS 1 A 4Side A runout variant 2
28AP-5001B1 1 A 4Side B runout variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Argentina | Columbia 120-072First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Brazil | Discos CBS 231082 / Discos CBS 231.082First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Colombia | CBS 142154First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Costa Rica | CBS 1101045First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | CBS CBS 460645 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Greece | CBS CBS 460645 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Hong Kong | CBS/Sony CYA 1255First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | India | CBS 10362First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Japan | CBS/Sony 28AP 5001First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Mexico | CBS CLS-460645First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Peru | CBS Discos S.E. 8913First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Philippines | CBS QCL-22361 / CBS FC-40873First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | South Africa | CBS ASF 3191First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | South Korea | CBS KJPL-0571First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Spain | CBS CBS 460645 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Europe | Columbia MOVLP557 / Music On Vinyl MOVLP557LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2012 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP557 / Columbia MOVLP557LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Columbia 19075801151LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | CBS 460645 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Mexico | CBS CLS-460645LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Mexico | CBS CLS-460645LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Yugoslavia | CBS CBS 460645 1 / SuzyLP, Album | LP, Album |
32 vinyl pressings of The Seventh One are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1988 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, UK, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Columbia FC 40873.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FC 40873, FC 40873, C 40873, CBS 460645 1, 28AP 5001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL 40873-1A TML-X EG1 D9 and PBL 40873-1A TML-X G1 A4. 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.
