Vinyl pressings
by Andy Williams · 1968
Sweet Memories was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 3 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.
ZSP - 135942 - 3 - 1CVariant 1, Side A, Etched
JZSP137264-1FVariant 1, Side B, Stamped
P ZSP-135942-RE-1-1EVariant 2, Side A, Etched
P ZSP137264-1EVariant 2, Side B, Stamped
ZSP 135942Side A Label
ZSP 137264Side B Label
ZSP-135942-RE-1-1C TIIII
ZSP137264-1B TIIII
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | UK | CBS 3669First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Netherlands | CBS 3566First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | CBS 3669First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | UK | CBS 3669First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia 4-44527First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Columbia 4-44527First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia 4-44527First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia 4-44527First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Scandinavia | CBS 48187", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS BA-2215387", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Canada | Columbia 4-445277", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Jamaica | Columbia 4-450947", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
12 vinyl pressings of Sweet Memories are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1968 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Netherlands. One of them is Columbia 4-44527, released August 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-44527, 3669, 3566) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP - 135942 - 3 - 1C and JZSP137264-1F. 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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