Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1981
In Harmony 2 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.
11 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 6 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.
AL 37641 1DRunout A variant 1
AL 37641 2DRunout B variant 1
S AL 37641 1F o A2Runout A variant 2
1S BL 37641 2F A1 STERLINGRunout B variant 2
Side 1 STERLING (stamped) AL 37641 2D o p (etched)
Side 2 G P BL37641 G2A CBS GA (and possibly Chet etched)
AL 37641 2B o p STERLINGSide A runout
BL 37641-2A o p STERLINGSide B runout
AL 37641Side A label matrix
BL 37641Side B label matrix
AL 37641 2C o P A STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
BL 37641-2A o P E STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
AL 37641 2D o P A STERLINGSide A runout, variant 2
BL 37641-2A P E STERLING oSide B runout, variant 2
AL 37641 1B 2HZ DM 3Side A runout - Variant 1
BL 37641 1B 2HZ DM 5Side B runout - Variant 1
AL-37641-1B-2HZ: DM-1Side A runout - Variant 2
BL- 37641 1A2HZ DM-3Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | CBS SBP 237731First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Australia | CBS SBP 237731First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Europe | CBS CBS 85451 / CBS BFC 37641First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 2236First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP-2236First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | UK | CBS CBS 85451First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | US | Columbia BFC 37641First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Columbia PC 37641First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | US | Columbia PC 37641 / Columbia BFC 37641First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Columbia PC 37641First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1981 | Canada | Columbia FC 37641First yearLP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | CBS CBS 85451LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia BFC 37641 / Columbia PC 37641LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of In Harmony 2 are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia BFC 37641.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BFC 37641, PC 37641, CBS 85451, FC 37641) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL 37641 1D and AL 37641 2D. 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.
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