Vinyl pressings
by Freddy Cannon · 1962
Palisades Park was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 9 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.
S-4106-P RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA AudioMatrix ARPSide A Runout Stamped
S-4109-J RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA AudioMatrix ARPSide B Runout Stamped
S-4106-PLabel Side A
S-4106-JLabel Side B
S-4106-P TVCA-Side Runout Etching
S-4106-J TVCB-Side Runout Etching
S-4106-PA-Side Label
S-4106-JB-Side Label
Recording Reco-Art Phila. S-4106-P AudioMatrix (MR) △42860-XA side runout
(MR) Recording Reco-Art Phila. S-4106-J AudioMatrix △42860B side runout
S-4106-PA side label
S-4106-JB side label
S 4106 PSide A Runout Stamped
S 4109-JSide B Runout Stamped
S-4106-PLabel Side A
S-4106-JLabel Side B
S-4106-P RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA AudioMatrix ARPSide A Runout Stamped
S-4109-J RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA AudioMatrix ARPSide B Runout Stamped
S-4106-PLabel Side A
S-4106-JLabel Side B
S-4106-P AudioMatrix ARP RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA.Side A stamped
S-4106-J AudioMatrix ARP RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA.Side B stamped
S-4106-PSide A label
S-4106-JSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Australia | His Master's Voice EA-4473First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Canada | Quality 1411XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Greece | Stateside GSS 101First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Italy | Derby DB 5014First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Japan | Stateside Y-1First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1962 | New Zealand | Stateside MSS.2004First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Sweden | Karusell KFF 396First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1962 | Sweden | Karusell KFF 396First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1962 | Sweden | Karusell KFF 396First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1962 | US | Swan S-4106First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Swan S-4106First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | US | Swan S-4106First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1962 | US | Swan S-4106First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Swan S-4106First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Swan S-4106-PFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Columbia C 22 210 / Columbia 45 - DW 60247", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Netherlands | Stateside 45 SS-1017", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
23 vinyl pressings of Palisades Park are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Swan S-4106.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S-4106, S-4106-P, 45SS-101, EA-4473) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S-4106-P RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA AudioMatrix ARP and S-4109-J RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA AudioMatrix ARP. 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.
