Vinyl pressings
by Ken Griffin · 1955
Cruising Down The River was first pressed on vinyl in 1955. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1955, the album's first year. 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.
XLP37158-1H HVariant 1, runout A
XLP37159-2G. IIAAIA II.Variant 1, runout B
XLP37158-1D II HIVariant 2, runout A
XLP37159-2C HIVariant 2, runout B
ZEP30306-1ARunout, Side A, Stamped
ZEP30307-1ARunout, Side B, Stamped
ZEP30308-1ARunout, Side C, Stamped
ZEP30309-1ARunout, Side D, Stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 761 / Columbia CL-761First yearLP | LP |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 6279First yearLP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia B-368First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CL 761LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | US | Columbia CL 761LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Columbia CS 9042LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS KLP-523LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Coronet KLP-523 / Coronet KLP 523LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Columbia CL 761LP | LP |
| ? | Canada | Columbia CL 761LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Columbia CL 761LP | LP |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips B 07660 RLP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| ? | New Zealand | Coronet KLP 523LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | New Zealand | Coronet KLP 523 / Coronet KLP523LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Philips BBR 8102 / Philips BBR.8102LP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
15 vinyl pressings of Cruising Down The River are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1955 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1955, in US. One of them is Columbia CL 761.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 761, CL 6279, B-368) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP37158-1H H and XLP37159-2G. IIAAIA II.. 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.
