Vinyl pressings
by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap · 1968
Woman, Woman 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.
21 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 10 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.
XSM-135609-1B 0 TSide A etched, exc. 0 T stamped, variant 1
XSM135610-1F 0 TSide B etched, exc. 0 T stamped, variant 1
XSM-135609-1C AGSide A etched, variant 2
XSM135610Side B stamped, exc. 11 3 etched, variant 2
XSM 135609Side A Label
XSM 135610Side B Label
XSM 135609-1F O EE A 3 \Runout, side A, etched & stamped
XSM 135610 1F O EE A 3 \Runout, side B, etched & stamped
XSM 135609Label, side A
XSM 135610Label, side B
XSM 135609A Side Label
XSM 135610B Side Label
Ƨ \ XSM 135609-1F º EE A1A Side Etch exc º stamp
Ƨ \ XSM 135610-1F º EE A1B Side Etch exc º stamp
XSM135609-1G P 11 3 oSide A runout - variant 1
XSM-135610-1D A 1 3 P oSide B runout - variant 1
P o XSM- 135609-1D C 3Side A runout - variant 2
P XSM-135610-1E o I̶ ̶E̶ B 3Side B runout - variant 2
6252 XSM135609Side 1 hand etched
6253 XSM135610Side 2 hand etched
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 | Australia | CBS SBP-233510First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | CBS BP233510First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Canada | Columbia CS 9612First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | CBS S 63 321First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP 50006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Malaysia | CBS CS 9612First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Malaysia | CBS CS 9612First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Mexico | CBS CLS 5232First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Mexico | CBS CLS 5232First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Netherlands | CBS S 63321First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 473491First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | South Africa | Columbia ALD 8106First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CS 9612First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CS 9612First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CL 2812First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Taiwan | First Record FL-1554LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9612LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
25 vinyl pressings of Woman, Woman are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Columbia CS 9612, released January 10, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 9612, CL 2812, SBP-233510, BP233510) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM-135609-1B 0 T and XSM135610-1F 0 T. 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.
