Vinyl pressings
by Journey · 1986
Suzanne was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. 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 1986, 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.
ZSS-175210-1A-DMM-1 P MASTERDISK MI SF2 SM1 EDPRunout side A
ZSS-175211-1A-DMM-4 MASTERDISK EDP MI SF1 SM2 PRunout side B
ZSS 175210Label side A
ZSS 175211Label side B
ZSS 175210Label side A
ZSS 175211Label side B
ZSS-175210-1A DMM 2 P MASTERDISK MI SF2 SM 2 EDPRunout side A, etched
ZSS-175210-2A P(AP)Runout side B, etched
MASTERDISKRunout side B, stamped
ZSS 175210Label both sides
A 7265 A1 B 1Runout side A
A 7265 B1 B 2Runout side B
A 7265 ALabel side A
A 7265 BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Canada | Columbia 38 06134 / Columbia 38-06134First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Ecuador | CBS 133-0133First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Europe | CBS CBSA 7265 / CBS A 7265First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Japan | CBS/Sony XDSP93076 / CBS/Sony XDSP 93076First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Netherlands | CBS CBSA 12.7265First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1986 | UK | CBS QA 7265First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Special Edition | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Special Edition |
| 1986 | US | Columbia CAS 2374First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | US | Columbia 38-06134First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1986 | US | Columbia 38-06134First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | US | Columbia 38-06134First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1986 | Australia | CBS BA 3465First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | UK | CBS A 7265 / CBS A7265First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1986 | UK | CBS TA 7265First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Japan | CBS/Sony 07SP 965First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1986 | Japan | CBS/Sony 07SP 965First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
15 vinyl pressings of Suzanne are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, UK, Australia, Japan and more. One of them is Columbia 38-06134.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 38-06134, CAS 2374, A 7265, TA 7265) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS-175210-1A-DMM-1 P MASTERDISK MI SF2 SM1 EDP and ZSS-175211-1A-DMM-4 MASTERDISK EDP MI SF1 SM2 P. 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.
