Vinyl pressings
by Everly Brothers · 1967
Bowling Green was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
K 15672-1A sRun-out Side A, etched, variant 1
K-15671-1A sRun-out Side B, etched, variant 1
K 15672-1B sRun-out Side A, etched, variant 2
K-15671-1A sRun-out Side B, etched, variant 2
K-15672-1D T1Runout A
K-15671-1C T1Runout B
K15672A side label
K15671B side label
K 15672 - 1ASide A:
K 15671 - 1A
WB 7020 A-1 ΔF
WB 7020 Β-1 ΔF
WB 7020 A-1 [triangle] FSide A, stamped
WB 7020 B-1 [triangle] FSide B, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 7020First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 7020First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records A 7020First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Ireland | Pye Records WB 7520First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records BR-1745First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 7020First year7" | 7" |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records B.7020First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Norway | Warner Bros. Records W 7020First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBS 6First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records H-175First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WB 7520First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Warner Bros. Records 70207", Single, Repress | 7", Single, Repress |
| 1967 | US | Warner Bros. Records 7020First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Warner Bros. Records 7020First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WB 7520First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
17 vinyl pressings of Bowling Green are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 7020, released April 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7020, WB 7520, A 7020, BR-1745) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K 15672-1A s and K-15671-1A s. 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.
