Vinyl pressings
by Chicago · 1975
Old Days / Hideaway 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 12 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 159699 1C TML-MRunout A, variant 1
ZSS 160302 1D PXT TML-MRunout B, variant 1
ZSS 159699 1D T TML-SRunout A, variant 2
ZSS 160302 1D PXT TML-MRunout B, variant 2
ZSS 159699 1C TML-MSide A - etched, "TML-M" - stamped
P ZSS 160302 1D TML-MSide B - etched, "P" and "TML-M" - stamped
ZSS 159699Label Side A
ZSS 160302Label Side B
ZSS 159699 1A TML-M S11A side runout etch, exc TML-M stamp
ZSS 160302 1J TML-M SSSB side runout etch, exc TML-M stamp
ZSS 159699A side label
ZSS 160302B side label
ZSS 159699 1D TML-S PRunout A etched [TML-S P stamped]
ZSS 160302 1D TML-M PRunout B etched [TML-M P stamped]
ZSS 159699Label A
ZSS 160302Label B
ZSS 159699 1C TML-S TRunout side A, etched
ZSS 159699 1D TML-S TRunout side B, etched
ZSS 159699Labels
CBS•S•3335•A2Runout, Side A
CBS•S•3335•B2Runout, Side B
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 | Canada | Columbia 3-10131First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Costa Rica | CBS 11257First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Germany | CBS CBS 3335 / CBS CBS S 3335First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Germany | CBS CBS S 3335First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPB 313 / CBS/Sony SOPB-313First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Mexico | CBS 7453First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 3335 / CBS 3-10131First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | CBS BA 461591First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Portugal | CBS CBS 3335First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Spain | CBS CBS 3335First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | Columbia 3-10131First year7", Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Columbia 3-10131First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | Columbia 3-10131First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1975 | Singapore & Malaysia | CBS/Sony 3-10131First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | Columbia 3-10131First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS BA 2221327", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
19 vinyl pressings of Old Days / Hideaway are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Singapore & Malaysia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 3-10131, released April 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3-10131, S CBS 3335, 11257, CBS 3335) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS 159699 1C TML-M and ZSS 160302 1D PXT TML-M. 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.
