Vinyl pressings
by Keith Barbour · 1969
Echo Park / Here I Am Losing You was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 11 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-150925-1E sssA side runout, etched, variant 1
ZSP-150926-1D IsB side runout, etched, variant 1
ZSP-150925-1E s sA side runout, etched, variant 2
ZSP-150926-1D- sIIB side runout, etched, variant 2
ZSP-150925-1B - T IIA side runout, etched
ZSP150926-1E T IIB side runout, stamped / except 'T II' etched
ZSP 150925A-Side Label
ZSP 150926B-Side Label
ZSP-150925-1C PA side runout, etched
ZSP-150926-1D PB side runout, etched
ZSP 150925A-Side Label
ZSP 150926B-Side Label
p o ZSP-150925-1C 2A-Side Runout
p o ZSP-150925-1C 3B-Side Runout
JZSP 150925Labels
p ZSP-150925-1CA-Side Runout Etching
ZSP150926-1D pB-Side Runout Etching
JZSP 150925A-Side Label
JZSP 150926B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Argentina | Epic 006First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Canada | Epic 5-10486First year7" | 7" |
| 1969 | France | Epic 5-10486First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Epic 5-10486First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Italy | Epic 5-10486First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Italy | Epic YD 210First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1969 | Japan | CBS/Sony CBSA 82026First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Epic 5-10486First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Epic 5-10486First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Epic 5-10486First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Australia | Epic ES092First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Epic ESO.7026First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Epic 5-10486First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Epic 5-10486First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Epic 5-10486First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
18 vinyl pressings of Echo Park / Here I Am Losing You are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, New Zealand and more. One of them is Epic 5-10486, released August 1, 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5-10486, 4606, ES092, ESO.7026) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP-150925-1E sss and ZSP-150926-1D Is. 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.
