Vinyl pressings
by Blood, Sweat And Tears · 1969
And When I Die 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.
23 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 15 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.
ZSP152212-1B pA side deadwax - stamped - Variant 1
ZSP152213-1A pB side deadwax - stamped - Variant 1
ZSP152212-1A pA side deadwax - stamped - Variant 2
ZSP152213-1B pB side deadwax - stamped - Variant 2
ZSP152212 1D MT/1Side A runout, variant 1
ZSP152213 1D T1 MSide B runout, variant 1
ZSP152212 1D MTIISide A runout, variant 2
ZSP152213 1D M TIISide B runout, variant 2
ZSP 152212-1GSide A Runout
ZSP 152213-1FSide B Runout
ZSP 152212Label Side A
ZSP 152213Label Side B
ZSP152212 1D T/1 S1Side A Runout
ZSP15221-1F S1Side B Runout
ZSP 152212Label Side A
ZSP 152213Label Side B
JZSP 152212Side A Label
JZSP 152213Side B Label
o J ZSP152212-1A pA side deadwax - stamped
ZSP152213-1B pB side deadwax - stamped
JZSP 152212Side A Label
JZSP 152213Side B Label
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 | CBS BA-221648First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Canada | Columbia 4-45008First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | France | CBS 4613First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | CBS 4613First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | Germany | CBS 4613First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Italy | CBS 4613First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Japan | CBS/Sony CBSA 82025First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Malaysia | CBS 2-595First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Netherlands | CBS 4491First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | New Zealand | CBS BA461256First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | Scandinavia | CBS 4613First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | South Africa | Date DA 38First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | US | Columbia 4-45008First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Columbia 4-45008First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Columbia 4-45008First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Spain | CBS 44917", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Columbia 4-450087", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Philippines | Columbia 4-450087", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Portugal | CBS CBS 44917", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia 4-45008 / Columbia ZSP 1552127", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
28 vinyl pressings of And When I Die are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Ireland, Norway and more. One of them is Columbia 4-45008, released September 30, 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-45008, S 4613, 4613, BA-221648) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP152212-1B p and ZSP152213-1A p. 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.
