Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Cash · 1970
Flesh And Blood / This Side Of The Law 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.
15 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 5 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.
ZSS-152860-1B TIIIIIEtched runout A TIIIII upside down
ZSS-152861-1C TIIIIEtched runout B TIIII upside down
ZSS-152860-1C TIIA side runout etched [variant 1]
ZSS-152861-1C TIIB side runout etched [variant 1]
ZSS-152860-1E sEtched runout A
ZSS-152861-1E sEtched runout B
ZSS 152860Label A
ZSS 152861Label B
ZSS-15 2860-1A TII TA runout
ZSS 152860A label
ZSS 152861B label
ZSS-152861-1A TI T
p ZSS-152860-1HA-Side Runout Etching
p ZSS-152861-1H 3B-Side Runout Etching
ZSS 152860A-Side Label
ZSS 152861B-Side Label
ZSS 152860Label A
ZSS 152861Label B
ZSS-152860-1C 1 P oDeadwax A
ZSS-152861-1H P oDeadwax 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | CBS BA-221790First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Canada | Columbia 4-45269First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Canada | Columbia 4-45269First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | CBS 5364First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | CBS 5364First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Philippines | CBS 4-45269First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1970 | US | Columbia 4-45269First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia 4-45269First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia 4-45269First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia 4-45269First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia 4-45269First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia 4-45269First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia 4-45269First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia 4-45269First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia 4-45269First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
26 vinyl pressings of Flesh And Blood / This Side Of The Law are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1970 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Columbia 4-45269, released November 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-45269, BA-221790, 5364) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS-152860-1B TIIIII and ZSS-152861-1C TIIII. 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.
