US
October 6, 1964- Label and catalog number
- Columbia 4-43145
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene · Santa Maria Pressing
- Runout / matrix
ZSP-78851-1B SSRunout A
ZSP-78850-1B SRunout B
ZSP 78851A-side label
ZSP 78850B-side label
Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Cash · 1964
It Ain't Me, Babe / Time And Time Again 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.
7 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 4 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.
ZSP-78851-1B SSRunout A
ZSP-78850-1B SRunout B
ZSP 78851A-side label
ZSP 78850B-side label
ZSP-78851-1A TIIIIIIA runout
ZSP-78850-1A TIIIIB runout
ZSP 78851A label
ZSP 78850B label
JZSP 78851A-side label
JZSP 78850B-side label
J ZSP-78851-1AAA-side runout, stamped
JZSP-78851-1EB-side runout, stamped
JZSP 78851Label
ZSP-78851-1ABRunout side A
ZSP-78850-1KRunout side B
JZSP 78851-1A-side label
JZSP 78850-1B-side 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 | Netherlands | CBS 1.566First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | South Africa | CBS SSC.555First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Canada | Columbia 4-43145First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Columbia 4-43145First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1964 | US | Columbia 4-43145First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Columbia 4-43145First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1964 | US | Columbia 4-43145First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1965 | Ireland | CBS 2017607", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Japan | CBS LL-717-C7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Norway | CBS 201.7607", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Sweden | CBS 201 7607", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | CBS 2017607", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | CBS 2017607", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | New Zealand | CBS BA 4610697", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
14 vinyl pressings of It Ain't Me, Babe / Time And Time Again are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1964 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, Canada, Netherlands, South Africa. One of them is Columbia 4-43145, released October 6, 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-43145, 1.566, SSC.555) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP-78851-1B SS and ZSP-78850-1B S. 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.