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Make Me Smile / Colour My World by Chicago, album cover

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Make Me Smile / Colour My World

by Chicago · 1970

30 pressings17 countriesSoft RockRockPop

Make Me Smile / Colour My World was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Make Me Smile / Colour My World

26 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 15 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.

US

March 17, 1970
Label and catalog number
Columbia 4S-45127
Format
7", 45 RPM · Pitman Pressing
Runout / matrix

JZSS 153308-1A pA side deadwax - stamped

ZS S 153309-1A pB side deadwax - stamped

ZSS 153308A-Side Label

ZSS 153309B-Side Label

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US

March 17, 1970
Label and catalog number
Columbia 4S-45127
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
Runout / matrix

ZSS 153308-1D

ZSS 153309-1C

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US

1970
Label and catalog number
Columbia 4S-45127
Format
7", 45 RPM, Styrene · Terre Haute Pressing
Runout / matrix

ZS S 153308-1F TIA-side runout, variant 1

ZS S 153309-1E TIIB-side runout, variant 1

ZS S 153308-1C TA-side runout, variant 2

ZS S 153309-1B TIB-side runout, variant 2

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US

1970
Label and catalog number
Columbia 4S-45127
Format
7", 45 RPM
Runout / matrix

ZSS 153308-1FRunout area side A

ZSS 153309-1ERunout area side AA

Full details of this pressing

US

1970
Label and catalog number
Columbia 4-45127
Format
7", Single
Runout / matrix

ZSS153309-1ASide A, stamped

ZSS153308-1BSide B, stamped

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 30 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1970s26 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970AustraliaCBS BA-221738First year7", Single, Stereo7", Single, Stereo
1970CanadaColumbia 4S-45127First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1970FranceCBS 4919First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1970GermanyCBS 4919First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono
1970GreeceCBS BA 301274First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1970IndiaColumbia 4-45127First year7", Single7", Single
1970IrelandCBS S4919First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1970JamaicaColumbia 4S-45127First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1970NetherlandsCBS 4919 / CBS 4S-45127First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1970NetherlandsCBS 4919First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1970NorwayCBS CBS 4919 / CBS 4919First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1970PhilippinesCBS 4S-45127First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Stereo
1970PortugalCBS 4919First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1970SpainCBS 4919First year7", Single7", Single
1970UKCBS S 4919First year7", Single, Stereo7", Single, Stereo
All 26 pressings from the 1970s
Year unknown4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?UnknownCBS 2-6147", Stereo7", Stereo
?GermanyCBS 49197", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
?JapanCBS/Sony CBSA 820557", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
?PeruCBS Columbia CBS-07797", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single

Tracklist

  1. AMake Me Smile2:58
  2. BColour My World3:01

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Make Me Smile / Colour My World are there?

30 vinyl pressings of Make Me Smile / Colour My World are listed here, from 17 countries.

When was Make Me Smile / Colour My World first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 4S-45127, released March 17, 1970.

How do I tell if my copy of Make Me Smile / Colour My World is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4S-45127, 4-45127, S 4919, BA-221738) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, JZSS 153308-1A p and ZS S 153309-1A p. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Make Me Smile / Colour My World on vinyl worth?

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.

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