Vinyl pressings
by Weather Report · 1975
Tale Spinnin' was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 9 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-33417 2A S TML-MSide A runout, var. 1
PBL-33417 2A S TML-MSide B runout, var. 1
PAL-33417 2B A8 TML-S \ SSide A runout, var. 2
PBL 33417 2A o Ƨ S TML-MSide B runout, var. 2
TML-M T2 PAL-33417 2EA Side Etched, Variant 1
TML-M T1 PBL-33417 2EB Side Etched, Variant 1
TML-S T1 PAL-33417 2-FA Side Etched, Variant 2
TML-M T1 PBL-33417 2EB Side Etched, Variant 2
PAL-33417 62AA Side Etched
PBL-33417 62AB Side Etched
MKC A2A Side Stamped
MKCB Side Stamped
PAL-33417-2ABA Side Etched
PBL-33417-2HB Side Etched
TML-MB Side Stamped
PAL-33417-2ADVariant 1 Side A Etched
TML-S I PAL-33417 2D Λ ΛRunout side A
TML-S PBL-33417 2D I HRunout side B
AL 33417Label side A
BL 33417Label side B
TML-S II PAL-33417 2D Λ B1 ̷A̷Runout A etched except TML-S II Λ B1 ̷A̷ stamped
II TML-M PBL-33417 2C Λ o IRunout B etched except II TML-M Λ o I stamped
AL 33417Label A
BL 33417Label B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | CBS SBP 234686First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia PC 33417First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Europe | CBS CBS 80734 / CBS 80734First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Europe | CBS PC 33417First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | CBS CBS 80734First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPO 74 / CBS/Sony SOPO-74First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPO 74 / CBS/Sony SOPO-74First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | CBS SBP474319First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Spain | CBS S 80734First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Spain | CBS S 80734First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Spain | CBS S 80734First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | CBS S 80734First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | CBS S 80734First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33417First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33417First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | CBS/Sony 18AP 2177LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Europe | CBS CBS 80734 / CBS 80734LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Columbia PC 33417LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Europe | Speakers Corner Records PC 33417 / Columbia PC 33417LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2012 | Europe | Speakers Corner Records PC 33417 / Columbia PC 33417LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2019 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2393 / Columbia PC 33417LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2393 / Columbia PC 33417LP, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 234686LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Columbia PC 33417LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS 80734 / CBS S 80734LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | CBS PC 33417LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 33417LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
37 vinyl pressings of Tale Spinnin' are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1975 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia PC 33417.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PC 33417, PCQ 33417, S 80734, SBP 234686) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL-33417 2A S TML-M and PBL-33417 2A S TML-M. 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.
