Vinyl pressings
by Bob Dylan · 1975
Hurricane (Part I) / Hurricane (Part II) 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.
30 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 13 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.
ZS(Etched) S 106782-2JVariant 1: A side runout stamped
ZSS160781-2AVariant 1: B side runout stamped
p ZS(Etched) S 106782-2JVariant 2: A side runout stamped
p ZSS160781-2AVariant 2: B side runout stamped
ZSS106782-2EA side runout stamped variation 1
ZSS160781-2FB side runout stamped variation 1
ZSS160781-2E ssA side runout variation 2
ZSS106782-2F sB side runout variation 2
ZSS 160781-2GRunout Side A
ZSS160782-2ARunout Side B
ZSS 160781-2Label Side A
ZSS 160782-2Label Side B
ZSS160781 - 2C TIStamped
ZSS160782 - 2D TIIStamped
ZSS 106781-2A side label
ZSS 160782-2B side label
ZSP 160779Label Side A
ZSP 160783Label Side B
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 | Argentina | Discos CBS 22.808First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Argentina | Discos CBS 22.808First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Australia | CBS BA 222184First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Australia | CBS BA 222184First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia 3-102457", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Repress · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Repress · Promo |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia 3-102457", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Repress · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Repress · Promo |
| 1975 | Germany | CBS 3841 / CBS CBS S 3841First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Germany | CBS CBS S 3841 / CBS CBS 3841First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Greece | CBS CBS 3841First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Mexico | CBS 45-7568First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Netherlands | CBS 3841 / CBS CBS 3841First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Spain | CBS CBS 3841First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | CBS S CBS 3878 / CBS 3878First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | Columbia 3-10245First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Columbia 3-10245First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | CBS CBS S 38417", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
42 vinyl pressings of Hurricane (Part I) / Hurricane (Part II) are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Columbia 3-10245, released November 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3-10245, 3-10256, S CBS 3878, CBS 3841) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZS(Etched) S 106782-2J and ZSS160781-2A. 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.
