Vinyl pressings
by Billy Joe Royal · 1969
Cherry Hill Park was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 10 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-150028-1A ᵀ ᴵᴵᴵRun-out Side A, etched
ZSP-150027-1B ᵀᴵᴵᴵᴵRun-out Side B, etched
ZSP 150028Label Side A
ZSP 150027Label Side A
ZSP150028-1L P A 3 oRunout A stamped, variant 1
ZSP150027-1AA P B 2 oRunout B stamped, variant 1
ZSP150028-1L P D 2 oRunout A stamped, variant 2
ZSP150028-1AA P A 3 oRunout B stamped, variant 2
ZSP150028-1K S1Runout A
ZSP150027-1H SSSRunout B
ZSP 150028Label A
ZSP 150027Label B
ZSP150028-1HRunout A
ZSP 150028Label A
ZSP150028-1HA&B-sides
JZSP-150028-1FA side
JZSP-150027-1FB side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Columbia BA-221692First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Brazil | CBS 33632First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Canada | Columbia 4-44902First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Canada | Columbia 4-44902First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | France | CBS 4470First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | CBS 4470First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Germany | CBS 4470 U / CBS 4470First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Japan | CBS/Sony CBSA 82027First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Netherlands | CBS 4470First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | New Zealand | CBS BA 461259First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Columbia 4-44902First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Columbia 4-44902First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Columbia 4-44902First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Columbia 4-44902First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Columbia 4-44902First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Italy | CBS 44707", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
19 vinyl pressings of Cherry Hill Park are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Columbia 4-44902, released June 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-44902, 4470, BA-221692, 33632) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP-150028-1A ᵀ ᴵᴵᴵ and ZSP-150027-1B ᵀᴵᴵᴵᴵ. 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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