Vinyl pressings
by Jay & The Americans · 1964
Come A Little Bit Closer was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. 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 1964, 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.
ZTSP 92833-2C TIIIIIIIISide A runout, variant 1
ZTSP 92832-2N TISide B runout, variant 1
ZTSP 92833-2N TIISide A runout, variant 2
ZTSP 92832-2M TIISide B runout, variant 2
ZTSP92833-2REtched Side A
ZTSP92832-2R XEtched Side B
ZTSP 92833Side A Label
ZTSP 92832Side B Label
MR ZTSP-92833-2F ∆53740 XSide A Runout Etched
MR ZTSP-92832-2E ∆53740 XSide B Runout Etched
ZTSP 92833Side A Label
ZTSP 92832Side B Label
ZTSP92833-2LEtched Side A
ZTSP 92832-2A A+PEtched Side B
ZTSP 92833Side A Label
ZTSP 92832Side B Label
ZTSP 92833-2KSide A Label
ZTSP 92832-2HSide B Label
ZTSP 92833Side A Label
ZTSP 92832Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | United Artists Records UA-1061First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Canada | United Artists Records UA 759First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Germany | United Artists Records 67 069First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Germany | United Artists Records 67 069First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | Greece | United Artists Records 67 069First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Japan | United Artists Records LL-688-UAFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Netherlands | United Artists Records UA 23002 / Artone UA 23002First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Netherlands | United Artists Records UA 23002 / Artone UA 23002First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Netherlands | United Artists Records UA 23002 / Artone UA 23002First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Netherlands | United Artists Records UA 23.002 / Artone UA 23.002-1First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | New Zealand | United Artists Records UA-759First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Sweden | United Artists Records UA 67515First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | United Artists Records UP 1069First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | United Artists Records UA 1069First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | United Artists Records UA 759First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | United Artists Records UA 16537", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | United Artists Records UA 7597", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
23 vinyl pressings of Come A Little Bit Closer are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is United Artists Records UA 759.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UA 759, UP 1069, UA 1069, UA-1061) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZTSP 92833-2C TIIIIIIII and ZTSP 92832-2N TI. 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.
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