Vinyl pressings
by Chicago · 1973
Feelin' Stronger Every Day was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
28 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
ZSS158448-1C pA side deadwax - stamped
ZSS158449-1B pB side deadwax - stamped
ZSS 158448A-Side Label
ZSS 158449B-Side Label
Z S S 158448-1E TIStamped in runout A
Z S S 158449-1G TIStamped in runout B
ZSS 158448Label A
ZSS 158449Label B
ZS S158448-1HA side deadwax - stamped
ZS S158449-1JB side deadwax - stamped
ZSS 158448A-Side Label
ZSS 158449B-Side Label
[Z S] S 158448-1L ◈-P-◈A side deadwax - stamped except [etched]
[Z S] S 158449-1K ◈-P-◈B side deadwax - stamped except [etched]
ZSS 158448A-Side Label
ZSS 158449B-Side Label
ZSS 158448-1AB SPSide A stamped, SP etched
ZSS 158449-1AA SPSide B stamped, SP etched
ZSS 158448A-Side Label
ZSS 158449B-Side Label
ZSS158448-1C PA/ Runout stamped
ZSS158449-1D PB/ Runout stamped
ZSS 158448A/ Label
ZSS 158449B/ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | CBS BA-221997First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Canada | Columbia 4-45880First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1973 | France | CBS 1653First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Germany | CBS CBS S 1653First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Greece | CBS CBS 301404First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Italy | CBS 1653First year7" | 7" |
| 1973 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPB 241First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPB 241First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | Malaysia | CBS 2-740First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Mexico | CBS 7148First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | New Zealand | CBS BA 461465First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Portugal | CBS CBS 1653First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | South Africa | Date DA 88First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1973 | Spain | CBS CBS 1653First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | US | Columbia 4-45880First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
28 vinyl pressings of Feelin' Stronger Every Day are listed here, from 16 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Germany, Netherlands and more. One of them is Columbia 4-45880, released June 5, 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-45880, S CBS 1653, CBS S 1653, CBS 1653) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS158448-1C p and ZSS158449-1B 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.
