Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Sherman · 1969
Little Woman / One Too Many Mornings 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.
24 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
o ZTS 144418-1D STEREO P B6A-Side Runout Etching
p ZTS 144419-1D STEREO 1B-Side Runout Etching
ZTS 144418Side A Label
ZTS 144419Side B Label
ZTS 144418A-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
MS121 SPB-3B-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
ZTSP-144763 Ƨ 18949 eA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
MS 121 SPB 1B-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
ZTS 144418-1A STEREO TIIA-Side Runout Etching
ZTS 144419-1K STEREO TIIIB-Side Runout Etching
ZTS 144418Side A Label
ZTS 144419Side B Label
ZTS 144418-1C STEREOA-Side Runout Etching
ZTS 144419-1C STEREOB-Side Runout Etching
ZTS 144418Side A Label
ZTS 144419Side B Label
ZTSP-144763 (Ƨ) 18949 (18949 written backwards)(A Runout Etching)
ZTSP-144764 19217 (19217 written backwards)(B Runout Etching)
ZTS 144418(A Label)
ZTS 144419(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 | Festival Records FK - 3086First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Australia | Festival Records FK-3086First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Brazil | Metromedia Records MMCS-15.001First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1969 | Canada | Metromedia Records MM-121First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | France | CBS 4516First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | CBS 4516First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Italy | Metromedia Records DE. 2715First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Japan | Columbia CR-2First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, EP, Picture Disc, Stereo · Picture disc | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, EP, Picture Disc, Stereo · Picture disc |
| 1969 | Japan | Columbia LL-2303-MD / Metromedia Records LL-2303-MDFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Festival Records FK-3086First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Scandinavia | Sonet T-7785First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | South Africa | Metromedia Records MMS 202First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Metromedia Records MMS-121First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Metromedia Records MMS-121First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | US | Metromedia Records MM-121First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
25 vinyl pressings of Little Woman / One Too Many Mornings are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Netherlands, Japan and more. One of them is Metromedia Records MMS-121.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MMS-121, MM-121, 7N 25498, NG 508) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o ZTS 144418-1D STEREO P B6 and p ZTS 144419-1D STEREO 1. 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.
