US
January 1967- Label and catalog number
- Warner Bros. Records 5890
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single · Terre Haute Pressing
- Runout / matrix
JJ -15480-1C T1Side A runout
JJ -15120-R E---1---1D T111Side B runout
(J15480)Side A Label
(JJ15120-RE1)Side B Label
Vinyl pressings
by Harpers Bizarre · 1967
The 59th Street Bridge Song 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.
17 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
JJ -15480-1C T1Side A runout
JJ -15120-R E---1---1D T111Side B runout
(J15480)Side A Label
(JJ15120-RE1)Side B Label
J-15480-1E P 2Side A runout, variant 1
J J-15120-RE-1-1E P 1Side B runout, variant 1
J-15480-1A P rSide A runout, variant 2
JJ-15120-RE-1-1B P 2Side B runout, variant 2
J-15480-1A SSide A runout etched
JJ-15120-RE-1-1B SSide B runout etched
J15480Side A label
JJ15120-RE1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 5890First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records WCS 35.003First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 1967 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 5890First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | France | Warner Bros. Records WV 5074First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records A 5890First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Ireland | Pye Records WB.5890First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records BR-1707First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 5890First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records B 5890First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBS 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records H 163First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WB 5890First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WB 5890First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Warner Bros. Records 5890First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Warner Bros. Records 5890First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records WB589045 RPM, 7", Promo · Promo | 45 RPM, 7", Promo · Promo |
18 vinyl pressings of The 59th Street Bridge Song are listed here, from 14 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Italy, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 5890, released January 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5890, WB 5890, WB 1025, WCS 35.003) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, JJ -15480-1C T1 and JJ -15120-R E---1---1D T111. 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.