Vinyl pressings
by Loggins And Messina · 1973
Watching The River Run was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 3 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.
T ZSS 158946-1F Az TIIA-Side Runout Etching
ZSS 158947-1E Az TIIIB-Side Runout Etching
ZSS 158946A-Side Label
ZSS 158947B-Side Label
ZSP 158945-1D AzA-Side Runout Etching
ZSS 158946-1C AzB-Side Runout Etching
JZSP 158945A-Side Label
JZSS 158946B-Side Label
ZSP 158945-1E Az TIMono Runout
ZSS 158946-1F Az TIStereo Runout
JZSP 158945Mono Label
JZSS 158946Stereo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | CBS BA222058First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | UK | CBS S CBS 2268First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | Columbia 4-46010First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1973 | US | Columbia 4-46010First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | Columbia 4-46010First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1974 | Canada | Columbia 4-460107", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Germany | CBS CBS S 21717", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Germany | CBS CBS S 2171 / CBS CBS 21717", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPB 2817", Single | 7", Single |
| 1974 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPB 2817", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 21717", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | UK | CBS S CBS 22687", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
12 vinyl pressings of Watching The River Run are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia. One of them is Columbia 4-46010.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-46010, S CBS 2268, BA222058) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T ZSS 158946-1F Az TII and ZSS 158947-1E Az TIII. 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.
