Vinyl pressings
by Chicago · 1972
Saturday In The Park was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
32 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 19 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.
ZSS156975-1E pA side deadwax - stamped, variant 1
ZSS156976-1F pB side deadwax - stamped, variant 1
ZSS156975-1FA side deadwax - stamped, variant 2
ZSS156975-1E PB side deadwax - stamped, variant 2
ZSS156975-1B ᵀᴵᴵᴵᴵᴵRun-out side A, stamped (ᵀᴵ etched), variant 1
ZSS156976-1A T III TRun-out side B, stamped (T I etched), variant 1
ZSS156975-1B TIRun-out side A, stamped (TI etched), variant 2
ZSS156976-1B TIRun-out side B, stamped (TI etched), variant 2
ZSS156975-1D S(etched)A side deadwax - stamped (var 1)
ZSS156976-1C S(etched)B side deadwax - stamped (var 1)
ZSS156975-1C s1(etched)A side deadwax - stamped (var 2)
ZSS156976-1D s1(etched)B side deadwax - stamped (var 2)
ZSS156975-1FA Side Runout (Stamped)
ZSS156976-1FB Side Runout (Stamped)
ZSS156975-1C S(etched)A side runout stamped
ZSS156976-1C S(etched)B side runout stamped
JZSS 156975
JZSS 156976
ZSS156975-1E pRunout side A
ZSS156975-1F pRunout side B
JZSS 156975Label side A
JZSS 156976Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Unknown | CBS 2-711First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Angola | CBS Da 78First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Australia | CBS BA-221935First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Brazil | CBS 33780First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Canada | Columbia 4-45657First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Canada | Columbia 4-45657First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Germany | CBS CBS S 8331First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Germany | CBS CBS 8331First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Germany | CBS CBS S 8331First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Italy | CBS CBS 8331First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPA 36First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1972 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 8331 / CBS 4-45657First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | New Zealand | CBS BA 461406First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Norway | CBS 8331First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Philippines | CBS 4-45657First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
33 vinyl pressings of Saturday In The Park are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1972 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Greece, Angola and more. One of them is Columbia 4-45657, released July 13, 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-45657, 2-711, CBS S 8331, BA 301377) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS156975-1E p and ZSS156976-1F 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.
