Vinyl pressings
by It's A Beautiful Day · 1970
Marrying Maiden was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 7 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.
Ƨ S XSM153159 1B A2 oSide A runout, variant 1
S XSM 153160 1-B B2 oSide B runout, variant 1
1XSM 153159 1-D B1 oSide A runout, variant 2
XSM 153160 1-D B1 S1 oSide B runout, variant 2
P 0 XSM 153159-1C 3Side A runout, variant 1
P 0 XSM 153160 1C 1Side B runout, variant 1
P o XSM 153159 -1C A 3Side A runout, variant 2
P o XSM 153160 1-C D 3Side B runout, variant 2
o T 1 XSM 153159 1-A A3Side 1, etched, "A" of "A3" stamped, var. 1
T 1 XSM 153160 1-A B5Side 2, etched, var. 1
XSM 153159Side A Label
XSM 153160Side B Label
64065 A1 ⋀A-side runout, var 1
64065 B1 ⋀B-side runout, var 1
64065 A1 ⋀ 1 1A-side runout, var 2
64065 B1 ⋀ 4B-side runout, var 2
A MX161907 SBP 233842-1Side 1
A MX161908 SBP 233842-2Side 2
XSM 153159-1CSide A runout var.1
XSM 153160-1CSide B runout var. 1
XSM 153159 -1C oSide A runout var.2
o XSM 153160 1-CSide B runout var. 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | CBS SBP 233842First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | Columbia CS 1058First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP-50325First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Netherlands | CBS S 64065First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | South Africa | Date DAS 2073First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Columbia CS 1058LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia CS 1058First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia CS 1058First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia CS 1058First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | CBS 64065 / CBS S 64065First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Italy | CBS 64065LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Columbia CS 1058LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Columbia CS 1058LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1971 | Taiwan | World Record SLW-1796LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1979 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 83905 / CBS CS 1058LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Europe | Embassy EMB 31931LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AP 1972LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | UK | CBS CBS 32132LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Spain | CBS S 32132 / CBS CBS 32132LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Unknown | Renaissance Records RDEG-LP-945LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Unknown | Renaissance Records RDEG-LP-945LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK & US | CBS 64065 / Columbia CS 1058LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | San Francisco Sound SFS04800LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | San Francisco Sound SFS 04800LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
24 vinyl pressings of Marrying Maiden are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1970 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia CS 1058, released June 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 1058, 64065, SBP 233842, SONP-50325) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Ƨ S XSM153159 1B A2 o and S XSM 153160 1-B B2 o. 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.
