Vinyl pressings
by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap · 1968
Lady Willpower / Daylight Stranger was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 20 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.
ZSP135952-1H [T1 I]Side A Stamped, except [etched], Variant 1
ZSP135953-1H [T1 M]Side B Stamped, except [etched], Variant 1
ZSP135952-1ESide A Runout, Variant 2
ZSP135953-1E CTSide B Runout, Variant 2
ZSP 135952-1E 4 P 0Scribed in runout A, variation 1 [4 P 0 are stamped]
ZSP 135953-1F A 4 P 0Scribed in runout B, variation 1 [A 4 P 0 are stamped]
ZSP-135952-1F A 5 P 0Scribed in runout A, variation 2 [A 5 P 0 are stamped]
ZSP-135953-1F D 1 P 0Scribed in runout B, variation 2 [D 1 P 0 are stamped]
ZSP-135952-1A ϟSSide A runout, variant 1, etched
ZSP-135953-1B ϟSSide B runout, variant 1, etched
ZSP-135952-1A S1Side A runout, variant 2, etched
ZSP-135953-1B S1Side B runout, variant 2, etched
ZSP-135952-1C [TI I]Side A Stamped, except [etched], Variant 1
ZSP135953-1C [TIIIII]Side B Stamped, except [etched], Variant 1
ZSP-135952-1D TIIIISide A Etched, Variant 2
ZSP-135953-1D- TISide B Etched, Variant 2
ZSP-135952-1ASide A runout, etched
ZSP-135953-1BSide B runout, etched
ZSP 135952Side A Label
ZSP 135953Side B Label
o ZSP-135952-1F p A 3A-side runout
o ZSP-135953-1F p A 3B-side runout
JZSP 135952A-side label
JZSP 135953B-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Argentina | CBS 21.940First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Australia | CBS BA-221530First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Chile | CBS 90.019First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Finland | CBS 3551First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | CBS 3551First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | CBS 3551First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Greece | CBS BA 301203First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Israel | CBS 3551First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Netherlands | CBS 3551First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | New Zealand | CBS BA-461189First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Norway | CBS 3551First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Norway | CBS 3551First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Portugal | CBS 3551First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | South Africa | CBS SSC 943First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Spain | CBS 3551First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | UK | CBS S CBS 25937", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | CBS S CBS 25937", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | CBS BA 320,1227", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Argentina | CBS 21.9407", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| ? | Peru | CBS CSR-06407", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Peru | CBS Columbia CSR 06407", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
35 vinyl pressings of Lady Willpower / Daylight Stranger are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1968 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Singapore, Japan and more. One of them is Columbia 4-44547, released May 21, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-44547, 3551, 2-537, LL-2174-C) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP135952-1H [T1 I] and ZSP135953-1H [T1 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.
