Vinyl pressings
by Chicago · 1975
Harry Truman was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 10 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.
T ZSS 159649-1F ᴛᴍʟ-sRun-out Side A, etched (ᴛᴍʟ-s stamped)
T ZSS-159650-1E ᴛᴍʟ-sRun-out Side B, etched (ᴛᴍʟ-s stamped)
ZSS 159649Label Side A
ZSS 159650Label Side B
ZSS-159649-1D [ᴛᴍʟ-s]Side A Runout, etched [stamped]
ZSS 159650-1D [ᴛᴍʟ-ᴍ]Side B Runout, etched [stamped]
ZSS 159649Side A Label
ZSS 159650Side B Label
ZSS 159649-1B TML-S SSSSSA side runout etch, exc TML-S stamp
ZSS-159650-1A TML-S SSSSSB side runout etch, exc TML-S stamp
ZSS 159649A side label
ZSS 159650B side label
ZSS 159649Side A Label
ZSS 159649Side B Label
ZSS 159649
ZSS 159650
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | CBS BA222120First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia 3-10092First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Germany | CBS CBS 3103 / CBS CBS S 3103First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Germany | CBS CBS 3103 / CBS CBS S 3103First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPB 309First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPB 309First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | CBS BA 461582First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Portugal | CBS 3103First year7" | 7" |
| 1975 | Spain | CBS CBS 3103First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | CBS S CBS 3103First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | Columbia 3-10092First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | Columbia 3-10092First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Columbia 3-10092First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Columbia 3-10092First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Columbia 3-10092First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Harry Truman are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia 3-10092, released February 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3-10092, S CBS 3103, CBS 3103, BA222120) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T ZSS 159649-1F ᴛᴍʟ-s and T ZSS-159650-1E ᴛᴍʟ-s. 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.
