Vinyl pressings
by Bob Dylan · 1965
Positively 4th Street was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
31 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 16 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.
ZSP111386-2AA PSide A runout stamped, variant 1
ZSP111387-1AC PSide B runout stamped, variant 1
ZSP111386-1F PSide A runout, variant 2
ZSP111387-1F PSide B runout, variant 2
ZSP111386-1FVariant 1 Side A
ZSP111387-1JVariant 1 Side B
ZSP111386-2FVariant 2 Side A
ZSP111387-1DVariant 2 Side B
ZSP111386-2C T111Side A runout variant 1 - stamped, but "T111" etched
ZSP111387-1G T111Side B runout variant 1 - stamped, but "T111" etched
ZSP111386-2G TIISide A runout variant 2 - stamped, but "TII" etched
ZSP111387-1A TISide B runout variant 2 - stamped, but "TI" etched
G ZSP111386-2KRunout, Side A, Variant 1
G ZSP111387-1LRunout, Side B, Variant 1
G ZSP111386-2JRunout, Side A, Variant 2
G ZSP111387-1AARunout, Side B, Variant 2
G ZSP111386-2ASide A
G ZSP111387-1ASide B
ZSP111386-1EVariant 1 Side A
ZSP111387-1CVariant 1 Side B
ZSP111386-2DVariant 2 Side A
ZSP111387-1CVariant 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | CBS BA-221222First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Denmark | CBS 201 824First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | France | CBS 2144First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Ireland | CBS 201824First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Japan | CBS LL-847-CFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Netherlands | CBS 1.893First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Netherlands | CBS 1.893First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | New Zealand | CBS BA-461074First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Norway | CBS 1.893First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Norway | CBS 1.893First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Singapore & Malaysia | CBS 2-476First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | South Africa | CBS SSC 619First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1965 | UK | CBS 201824First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | UK | CBS 201824First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | CBS 201824First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Columbia 4-433897", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
32 vinyl pressings of Positively 4th Street are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1965 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Columbia 4-43389, released September 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-43389, 201824, M 1893, SSC.619) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP111386-2AA P and ZSP111387-1AC 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.
