Vinyl pressings
by Chicago · 1976
Another Rainy Day In New York City was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 12 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.
ZSS161300 1A ᴛᴍʟ-ᴍ sRun-out Side A, etched (ᴛᴍʟ-ᴍ stamped)
ZSS161301 1B ᴛᴍʟ-s ssRun-out Side B, etched (ᴛᴍʟ-ᴍ stamped)
ZSS 161300Label Side A
ZSS 161301Label Side B
p ZSS161300 1C TML-SDeadwax (Runout) side A
p ZSS161301 1D TML-SDeadwax (Runout) side B
ZSS 161300Label side A
ZSS 161301Label side A
TIIIEtched onto deadwax on both sides
ZSS 161300A side label
ZSS 161301A side label
T ZSS161300 1F(etched) TML-S(stamped)A side deadwax
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | CBS BA-222224First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Canada | Columbia 3-10360First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Germany | CBS CBS S 4458 / CBS CBS 4458First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | CBS CBS S 4458 / CBS 4458First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Greece | CBS CBS 4458First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Japan | CBS/Sony 06SP 19First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | CBS/Sony 06SP 19First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | CBS BA 461697First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Portugal | CBS CBS 4458First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Spain | CBS CBS 4458First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | UK | CBS S CBS 4458First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Columbia 3-10360First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Columbia 3-10360First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | US | Columbia 3-10360First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Columbia 3-10360First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
25 vinyl pressings of Another Rainy Day In New York City are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia 3-10360, released June 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3-10360, S CBS 4458, CBS 4458, BA-222224) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS161300 1A ᴛᴍʟ-ᴍ s and ZSS161301 1B ᴛᴍʟ-s ss. 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.
