Vinyl pressings
by Chicago · 1974
Call On Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 9 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.
ZSS 158972-1C TML ̶A̶ B PVersion 1 runout A
ZSS 159019-1C TML A PVersion 1 runout B
ZSS-158972-1D TML A A PVersion 2 runout A
ZSS 159019-1C TML A PVersion 2 runout B
ZSS-158972-1B ᴛᴍʟ ssRun-out Side A, etched (ᴛᴍʟ stamped)
ZSS 159019-1A ᴛᴍʟ ssssRun-out Side B, etched (ᴛᴍʟ stamped)
ZSS 158972Label Side A
ZSS 159019Label Side B
ZSS 158972Label A
ZSS 159019Label B
T ZSS 158972-1E TML TII
ZSS 159019-1F TML TI
T ZSS 158972-1ERunout A
ZSS 159019-1FRunout B
JZSS 158972Label A
JZSS 159019Label B
CBS S 2468 A1 / CBS S 2468 B1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Canada | Columbia 4-46062First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Costa Rica | CBS 11151First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | CBS CBS 2468 / CBS CBS S 2468First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Germany | CBS 2468First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPB 288First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPB 288First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | Portugal | CBS CBS 2468First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Spain | CBS CBS 2468First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | UK | CBS S CBS 2468First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | US | Columbia 4-46062First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Columbia 4-46062First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Columbia 4-46062First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | US | Columbia 4-46062First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1974 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 2468 / CBS 4-46062First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | CBS S CBS 2468First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
15 vinyl pressings of Call On Me are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Netherlands, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 4-46062, released May 31, 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-46062, S CBS 2468, CBS 2468, 11151) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS 158972-1C TML ̶A̶ B P and ZSS 159019-1C TML A 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.
