Australia
1966- Label and catalog number
- CBS BA-221405
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single
- Runout / matrix
MX152040A Side Label
MX152041B Side Label
Vinyl pressings
by Bob Dylan · 1966
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 2 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.
MX152040A Side Label
MX152041B Side Label
5898-2Runout Side A - stamped
5899-2Runout Side B - stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | CBS BA-221405First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | CBS 2700First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Canada | Columbia 4-440697", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Denmark | CBS 2700 / CBS CBS 27007", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | Germany | CBS 27007", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Netherlands | CBS 27007", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | New Zealand | CBS BA-4611397", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Norway | CBS 27007", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | Philippines | CBS 4-440697", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-440697", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-440697", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-440697", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1967 | UK | CBS 27007", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Italy | CBS 27007", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
14 vinyl pressings of Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1966 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in Australia, UK. One of them is CBS BA-221405.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BA-221405, 2700) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MX152040 and MX152041. 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.