Vinyl pressings
by Mark Lindsay · 1969
Arizona 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.
20 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 12 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.
ZSP152071-1D TIIIIRunout side A variation 1
ZSP152072-1H TIIIIIRunout side B variation 1
ZSP152071-1CRunout side A variation 2
ZSP-152072-1DRunout side B variation 2
ZSP152071-1B-Runout side A variation 1
ZSP-152072-1A SSSSRunout side B variation 1
ZSP152071-1C s11Runout side A variation 2
ZSP-152072-1E sRunout side B variation 2
ZSP152071-1G pRunout side A, variant 1
p ZSP-152072-1CRunout side B, variant 1
ZSP152071-1E pRunout side A, variant 2
ZSP152072-1F pRunout side B, variant 2
ZSP-152071-1A-Side A runout
ZSP-152072-1A-Side B runout
JZSP 152071Side A label
JZSP 152072Side B 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 | CBS 22.189First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Australia | CBS BA-221707First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Canada | Columbia 4-45037First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | CBS 4699First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Greece | CBS BA 301266First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Japan | CBS/Sony CBSA 82041First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Japan | CBS/Sony CBSA 82041First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1969 | Malaysia | CBS 2-598First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | New Zealand | CBS BA 461266First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | South Africa | CBS SSC.1045First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | UK | CBS 4699First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Columbia 4-45037First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1969 | US | Columbia 4-45037First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Columbia 4-45037First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Columbia 4-45037First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Brazil | CBS 336377", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1970 | France | CBS 46997", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Italy | CBS CBS 46997", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Scandinavia | CBS CBS 46997", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Scandinavia | CBS CBS 46997", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Spain | CBS 46997", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | CBS 46997", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
27 vinyl pressings of Arizona are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia 4-45037.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-45037, 4699, BA-221707, BA 301266) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP152071-1D TIIII and ZSP152072-1H TIIIII. 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.
