US
1979- Label and catalog number
- Columbia 1-11170
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM · Pitman
- Runout / matrix
p ZSS166901-1EA-Side Runout Etching
p ZSS 166902-1EB-Side Runout Etching
ZSS 166901A-Side Label
ZSS 166902B-Side Label
Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Bare · 1979
Numbers / When Hippies Get Older was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 4 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.
p ZSS166901-1EA-Side Runout Etching
p ZSS 166902-1EB-Side Runout Etching
ZSS 166901A-Side Label
ZSS 166902B-Side Label
T ZSS-166901-1J TIIIIIA-Side Runout
T ZSS 166902-1G TIIIIIIB-Side Runout
ZSS 166901A-Side Label
ZSS 166902B-Side Label
ZSS166901-1EA-Side Runout Etching
ZSS 166902-1FB-Side Runout Etching
ZSS 166901A-Side Label
ZSS 166902B-Side Label
ZSS166901-1D sA-Side Runout Etching
ZSS166902-1D ssssB-Side Runout Etching
ZSS166901-1C sA-Side Runout Etching (variant 1)
ZSS166902-1C sB-Side Runout Etching (variant 1)
T 1 ZSS-166957-1A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | CBS BA 222705First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Australia | CBS BA 222705First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Canada | Columbia 1-11170First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | UK | CBS S CBS 8245First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | UK | CBS S CBS 8245First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | US | Columbia 1-11170First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | US | Columbia 1-11170First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia 1-11170First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1979 | US | Columbia 1-11170First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | US | Columbia 1-11170First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | US | Columbia 1-11170First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
11 vinyl pressings of Numbers / When Hippies Get Older are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Canada. One of them is Columbia 1-11170.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1-11170, S CBS 8245, BA 222705) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p ZSS166901-1E and p ZSS 166902-1E. 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.