Vinyl pressings
by Harry Nilsson · 1974
Many Rivers To Cross was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 8 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.
I A1 A̶P̶B̶0̶-̶0̶3̶0̶3̶-̶A̶-1 PB10001A McRA-Side Runout
I A1 PB 10001B 11B-Side Runout
PB-10001-AA-Side Label
PB-10001-BB-Side Label
PB-10001-A A̶P̶B̶0̶-̶0̶3̶0̶3̶-̶A̶-̶4̶ MCRrunout side A
PB-10001-B 13 • Hrunout side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Canada | RCA Victor PB-10001First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Canada | RCA Victor PB-10001First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Germany | RCA Victor PB-10 001First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Jamaica | RCA Victor CPLI - 0570First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Japan | RCA SS-2392First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Japan | RCA SS-2392First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 2459First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 2459First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 2459First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | US | RCA Victor PB-10001First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | RCA Victor JH-10001 / RCA Victor PB-10001First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1974 | US | RCA Victor PB-10001First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1974 | Venezuela | RCA 45.575First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton SRCA-88775 / RCA Victor PB-10001First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1974 | Germany | RCA Victor PB-10 001 / RCA PB-10 001First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Many Rivers To Cross are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Germany, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor PB-10001.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PB-10001, JH-10001, RCA 2459, PB-10 001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, I A1 A̶P̶B̶0̶-̶0̶3̶0̶3̶-̶A̶-1 PB10001A McR and I A1 PB 10001B 11. 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.
