Vinyl pressings
by Billy Joe Royal · 1969
Down In The Boondocks / 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.
3 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year. 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.
ZSP110518-1BFSide A variant 1
ZSP150028-1ALSide B variant 1
ZSP110518-1BJ TISide A variant 2 etched
ZSP150028-1BC TISide B variant 2 etched
T̶ p ZSP110518-1BJ TIIIIRunout Side A etched
P ZSP150028-1BERunout Side B etched
ZSP110518Label Side A
ZSP150028Label Side B
P Ⓚ ZSP110518-1BL A6Runout side A etched, variant 1
P ZSP150028-1BD ⓀRunout side B etched, variant 1
P (K) ZSP110518-1BL A3Runout side A etched, variant 2
P (K) ZSP 150028-1BE 1ARunout side B etched exc 1A stamp, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | US | Columbia 13-33191First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1969 | US | Columbia 13-33191First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1969 | US | Columbia 13-33191First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Columbia 13-331917", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1974 | Germany | CBS CBS S 16107", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Hit Tunes HT 45-1057", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Canada | Columbia 4-331917", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Columbia 4-331917", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Columbia 331917", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia 13-331917", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Columbia 13-331917", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Down In The Boondocks / Cherry Hill Park are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1969 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US. One of them is Columbia 13-33191.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 13-33191) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP110518-1BF and ZSP150028-1AL. 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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