Vinyl pressings
by Chicago · 1979
Must Have Been Crazy was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 8 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 166600 1D ᵀᴵᴵᴵᴵ sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢRun-out A, etched (sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamped)
T ZSS 166601 1D sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢRun-out B, etched
ZSS 166600Label A
ZSS 166601Label B
STERLING p ZSS 166600 1AA-side runout etching
STERLING p ZSS 166601 1AB-side runout etching
ZSS 166600A-side label
ZSS 166601B-side label
CBS S 7822 A1 / CBS S 7822 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | CBS BA 222566First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Australia | CBS BA 222566First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Canada | Columbia 1-11061First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Italy | CBS CBS 7822First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 06SP 412First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 06SP 412First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | New Zealand | CBS BA 222566First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Spain | CBS CBS 7822First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia 1-11061First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia 1-11061First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Columbia 1-11061First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia 1-11061First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1979 | UK | CBS S CBS 7822First year7", 16 ⅔ RPM, 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 16 ⅔ RPM, 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
13 vinyl pressings of Must Have Been Crazy are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 1-11061, released August 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1-11061, S CBS 7822, BA 222566, CBS 7822) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T ZSS 166600 1D ᵀᴵᴵᴵᴵ sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ and T ZSS 166601 1D sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ. 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.
