Vinyl pressings
by Cream · 1969
Crossroads was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 14 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.
1 ℗ 1969 A9 ◇Z 00 059259 S1Runout A, stamped, variant 1
1 ℗ 1969 A9 ◇Z 00 059259 S2Runout B, stamped, variant 1
1 ℗ 196 ̶8̶9 A9 ◇Z F 00 059259 S1Runout A, stamped, variant 2
1 ℗ 1969 A9 ◇Z L 00 059259 S2Runout B, stamped, variant 2
1 ℗ 1969 A9 ◊Z 00 059259 S1A-Side Runout Area
1 ℗ 1969 A9 ◊Z 00 059259 S2B-Side Runout Area
68-C-14293 - 3 W SRC AT LWRunout A [Variant 1]
68-C-13911 - 3 W SRC AT LWRunout B [Variant 1]
68-C-14293 -2 AT LW W SRCRunout A [Variant 2]
68-C-13911 -1 AT LW SRCRunout B [Variant 2]
68-C-14293 -12 AT LW WA-Side runout
68-C-13911 -12 AT LW WB-Side runout
68C-14293-PLA-Side label matrix
68C-13911-PLB-Side label matrix
68-C-14293-1C P 1 CPRunout side A variant 1
68-C-13911-1A P 2 CPRunout side B variant 1
68-C-14293-1A P 2 CPRunout side A variant 2
68-C-13911-1B P 1 CPRunout side B variant 2
68-C-14293 - 1 16219 LW AT WSide A runout
68-C--13911 - 1 (Ƨ) 16212 AT LWSide B runout
68-C-14293LYSide A label
68-C-13911LYSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Polydor PS 26First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | Australia | International Polydor Production NH-59155First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Austria | Polydor 59 259First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Belgium | Polydor 59 259First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Brazil | Polydor FC 126.008First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Canada | Polydor 541.029First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | France | Polydor 421 437First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Germany | Polydor 59 259First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Germany | Polydor 59 259First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1969 | Greece | International Polydor Production NHH 278First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Italy | Polydor 59259 / Polydor N H 59 259First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Japan | Polydor DP-1619 / Polydor DP 1619First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Japan | Polydor DP-1619First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1969 | Portugal | Polydor 59 259First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Scandinavia | Polydor 59.259First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Polydor 66467", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Portugal | Polydor 59 2597", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
25 vinyl pressings of Crossroads are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1969 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in Germany, US, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Polydor 59 259.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 59 259, 45-6646, 6646, PS 26) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1 ℗ 1969 A9 ◇Z 00 059259 S1 and 1 ℗ 1969 A9 ◇Z 00 059259 S2. 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.
