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Glass Houses vinyl value

Median ask · 1980 FC 36384
$25
Typical asks
$10–$249
Basis
15 eBay asks
Live eBay asks, Sep 22, 2026; sold prices usually close lower. How we price

Billy Joel — Glass Houses: pressings we track

PressingCatalogCountryNotesAsking
1980 ColumbiaFC 36384Canada—$10–$249
1980 CBS/Sony25AP 1800Japan—$10–$249
1980 ColumbiaFC 36384USTerre Haute Press$10–$249
1980 ColumbiaFC 36384USPitman Pressing, Santa Maria Metalwork$10–$249
1980 ColumbiaFC 36384USPitman Pressing, No 'TJ' Etching$10–$249
1980 ColumbiaFC 36384USSanta Maria Pressing$10–$249
1980 ColumbiaFC 36384USPitman Pressing, 'TJ' Etching$10–$249
1980 ColumbiaPC 36384US—$10–$249
1980 ColumbiaFC 36384US—$10–$249
1980 ColumbiaFC 36384USPitman Pressing, Non-Matte Jacket$10–$249
1980 ColumbiaFC 36384USPitman Pressing$10–$249
1985 ColumbiaC 36384USReissue, Carrollton Pressing$10–$249
2022 Columbia19439893001USReissue, Sky Blue$24–$40
3 more pressings we track (no quoted eBay range)
PressingCatalogCountryNotes
2010 Friday MusicFRM 36384USLimited Edition, Reissue, Remastered
2013 Mobile Fidelity Sound LabMFSL 2-385USLimited Edition, Numbered, Reissue
2016 Friday MusicFRM 36384USLimited Edition, Reissue, Clear, Gatefold

No quoted range right now (why). Scan your copy in the app for a current read.

25 pressings tracked, 16 shown · catalog of 974,753 releases, August 2026

What separates the pressings

Originals, 19804 first-year pressings (US, Canada, Japan); any of them is an original. Runout on the US copy starts “AL 36384”.
Collector variants2010 US: Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered; 2013 US: Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue; 2016 US: Limited Edition, Reissue, Clear, Gatefold. Pressed in small numbers, and priced accordingly.
JapanPressed to high standards and collected separately; a copy with the original obi strip is a different record to collectors than one without.

How to identify your copy

Three checks, in the order worth doing them.

  1. 1

    Match the catalog number. It is printed on the spine and the record label. Check it together with the country against the pressings table above: the same number can appear in more than one country.

  2. 2

    Read the runout. The code etched in the dead wax near the label names the exact pressing. On the 1980 US pressing it reads “AL 36384” on side one and “BL 36384” on side two. Sleeves migrate between copies over the years; the etching stays with the record.

  3. 3

    Grade the condition. Condition multiplies the price: near mint can bring several times what a VG copy does. Vinyl and sleeve get separate grades; the scale is in our grading guide.

Discs and jackets part ways over the decades: a 1980 sleeve proves nothing about the record inside it. The runout etching and the label decide the pressing; the cover never does.

Questions

Which pressing of Glass Houses is worth the most?

The 1980 originals lead. Scarcer variants (the 2010 “Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered” and the 2013 “Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue”) can beat an ordinary early copy. After that it is all condition: the gap between near mint and VG is usually larger than the gap between pressings.

How do I tell if I have a 1980 original?

Match the catalog number on the spine and label against the table above, check the country, then read the etched code in the runout groove. On the 1980 US pressing the runout reads “AL 36384”. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.

How much is Glass Houses worth today?

Sellers typically ask $10 to $249 for the pressings we track; for the 1980 FC 36384 the median ask is $25 over 10 listings (eBay, Sep 22, 2026). Sold prices usually close lower. Scan your copy in the app for the range on your exact pressing and condition.

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