Vinyl pressings
by Toto · 1982
Toto IV was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
60 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 27 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.
G1 AL-37728-1S STERLING /\4A etched, STERLING, /\ stamped, variant 1
o T\ BL-37728-1E XG STERLING E18B etched, STERLING stamped, variant 1
GI AL-37728-1J STERLING /\ 11A etched, STERLING, /\ stamped, variant 2
GI BL-37728-1K STERLING /\ 6B etched, STERLING, /\ stamped, variant 2
T1 AL B̶L̶-37728-1F STERLINGRunout side A, variant 1
T1 BL-37728-1F STERLINGRunout side B, variant 1
T1 BL-37728. 1D STERLINGRunout side A, variant 2
T1 BL-37728. 1E STERLINGRunout side B, variant 2
PAL 37728 2m TML-MSide A runout, variant 1
PBL 37728 2A TML-MSide B runout, variant 1
PAL 37728 2m TML-MSide A runout, variant 2
PBL 37728 2J TML-MSide B runout, variant 2
PAL 37728-1B STERLINGSide A runout variant 1
PBL 37728-B STERLINGSide B runout variant 1
P O AL-37728-1A STERLINGSide A runout variant 2
P O BL-37728-1Q STERLINGSide B runout variant 2
G1 PAL 37728-2BA TML-M B11Runout, Side A, Variant 1
G1 PBL 37728 2E TML-M E 1Runout, Side B, Variant 1
G1 PAL37728-2BA TML-M D8Runout, Side A, Variant 4
o PBL 37728 2A TML-MRunout, Side B, Variant 4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Argentina | Columbia 20.364First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Argentina | Columbia 20.364First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Australia | CBS SBP 237678First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Brazil | Discos CBS 138.528First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Brazil | Discos CBS 138.528 / Discos CBS 138528First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Colombia | CBS 14-1574First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | CBS CBSCL 29 125 2LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1982 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | CBS 85529 / CBS FC 37728First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Greece | CBS CBS 85529First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Hong Kong | CBS/Sony 20AP2280First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | India | CBS CBS 10078First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Ireland | CBS CBS 85529First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Ireland | CBS CBS 85529First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Israel | CBS CBS 85529First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Italy | CBS CBS 85529First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-25012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1996 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-250LP, Album, Numbered, Remastered · Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Remastered · Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records 37728 / Columbia FC 37728LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2007 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records FC 37728LP, Album, Promo, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| 2007 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records FC 37728 / Columbia FC 37728LP, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Friday Music FRM 37728 / Columbia 88697644181LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2012 | US | Friday Music FRM 37728 / Columbia 88697644181LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2012 | Netherlands | Music On Vinyl MOVLP554 / Columbia MOVLP554LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Columbia 19075801121LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2020 | US | Columbia 19075801121LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Columbia 19075801121LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Italy | Columbia Com 230LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2022 | Italy | Columbia Com 230 / Sony Music Com 230LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 85529 / CBS 85529LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 85529 / CBS 85529LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 450088 1 / CBS CBS 85529LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | CBS CBS 4500881LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Mexico | CBS CLS-5758LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Mexico | CBS CLS-5758LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Mexico | CBS CLS-5758LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | CBS CBS 450088 1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS CBS 85529LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | CBS CBS 450088 1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
98 vinyl pressings of Toto IV are listed here, from 31 countries, released between 1982 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Canada, Costa Rica and more. One of them is Columbia FC 37728, released April 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FC 37728, PC 37728, C 37728, BL-37928) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, G1 AL-37728-1S STERLING /\4 and o T\ BL-37728-1E XG STERLING E18. 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.
