Vinyl pressings
by Looking Glass · 1973
Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne / Wooly Eyes 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.
18 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 7 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 158371-1FRun-out Etching Side A, Variant 1
ZSS-158372-1ERun-out Etching Side B, Variant 1
ZSS 158371-1BRun-out Etching Side A, Variant 2
ZSS-158372-1BRun-out Etching Side B, Variant 2
ZSS 158371-1FRun-out Etching Side A, Variant 1
ZSS-158372-1ERun-out Etching Side B, Variant 1
ZSS 158371-1BRun-out Etching Side A, Variant 2
ZSS-158372-1BRun-out Etching Side B, Variant 2
ZSS 158371-1KSIde A runout
ZSS-158372-1JSide B runout
ZSS 158371Label Side A
ZSS 158372Label Side B
ZS[S 158371-1L] - 1 - 1 PR DRunout, Side A Etched, Except [Stamped]
ZS[S-158372-1L] D PRRunout, Side B Etched, Except [Stamped]
ZSS 158371Label Side A
ZSS 158372Label Side B
ZSS [1159371-1C] TRunout, Side A Etched / [Stamped]
ZSS-158372-1C T TIIRunout, Side B Etched
ZSS 158371Label Side A
ZSS 158372Label Side B
ZSS 158371-1A PRunout Side A stamped
ZSS-158372-1A PRunout Side B stamped
ZSS 158371Label Side A
ZSS 158372Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Epic ES-134First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Canada | Epic 5-110017", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1973 | Canada | Epic 5-11001First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Canada | Epic 5-110017", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1973 | Germany | Epic EPC S 1657First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Germany | Epic EPC S 1657First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Epic EPC 1657 / Epic 5-11001First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1973 | Spain | Epic EPC 1657First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | UK | Epic S EPC 1657First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Epic 5-11001First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | Epic 5-11001First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Epic 5-11001First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | Epic 5-11001First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1973 | US | Epic 5-11001First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1973 | US | Epic 5-11001First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
20 vinyl pressings of Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne / Wooly Eyes are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Epic 5-11001, released May 16, 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5-11001, EPC 1657, S EPC 1657, ES-134) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS 158371-1F and ZSS-158372-1E. 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.
