Vinyl pressings
by Art Garfunkel · 1975
I Only Have Eyes For You 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.
31 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 17 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.
ZSS-160384-1H AZ•Runout, Side A, Etched, variant 1
ZSS-160385-1H AZ•Runout, Side B, Etched, variant 1
ZSS-160384-1ARunout, Side A, Etched, variant 2
ZSS-160385-1ARunout, Side B, Etched, variant 2
ZSS 160384-1A sssRunout side A
ZSS 160385-1B sRunout side B
ZSS 160384Label Side A
ZSS 160385Label Side B
T ZSS-160384-1ESide A, Etched
T ZSS-160385-1ESide B, Etched
ZSS 160384Side A, Label
ZSS 160385Side B, Label
ZSP 160383Mono label
ZSS 160384Stereo label
ZSP 160383-1A SMono deadwax
ZSS 160384-1B SStereo deadwax
CBS S E̶P̶C̶ ̶S̶ 3575 A1A-side runout, variant 1
CBS S E̶P̶C̶ ̶S̶ 3575 B1B-side runout, variant 1
CBS S E̶P̶C̶ ̶S̶ 3575 A1 ALLEN CA-side runout, variant 2
CBS S E̶P̶C̶ ̶S̶ 3575 B1 CB-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | CBS BA 222164First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia 3-10190First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Costa Rica | CBS 11335First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | France | CBS CBS 3575First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Germany | CBS CBS S 3575 / CBS CBS 3575First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Greece | CBS CBS 3575First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Ireland | CBS S CBS 3575First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Italy | CBS CBS 3575First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | CBS CBS 3575First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Jamaica | Columbia 3-10190First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPB-331First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPB-331First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Mexico | CBS 7518First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Portugal | CBS 3575 / CBS CBS 3575First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Portugal | CBS CBS3575First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | CBS S CBS 59557", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
35 vinyl pressings of I Only Have Eyes For You are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1975 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia 3-10190.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3-10190, S CBS 3575, CBS 3575, BA 222164) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS-160384-1H AZ• and ZSS-160385-1H AZ•. 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.
