Vinyl pressings
by Michele Lee · 1967
L. David Sloane was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
p ZSP 118618 1D 4A-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
p ZSP 118619 1D 2B-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
p ZSP 118618-1E 2A-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
p ZSP 118619 1D 2B-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
ZSP 118618 1C TIA-Side Runout Etching
ZSP 118619 1C TIIIB-Side Runout Etching
ZSP 118618 1B TIIVariant 2 A
ZSP 118619 1C TIIVariant 2 B
SSS ZSP 118618 1AA-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
SS ZSP 118619 1AB-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
ZSP 118618Side A Label
ZSP 118619Side B Label
MX155611 BA221493-1Side A Runout, Hand Etched
MX155612 BA221493-1Side B Runout, Hand Etched
MX155611Side A Label
MX155612Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | CBS BA-221493First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Canada | Columbia 4-44413First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-44413First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-44413First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-44413First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-44413First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-44413First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | Netherlands | CBS 33507", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | South Africa | CBS SSC.9197", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | CBS 33507", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Atlantic ATL. 24927", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
11 vinyl pressings of L. David Sloane are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Australia, Canada. One of them is Columbia 4-44413.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-44413, BA-221493) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p ZSP 118618 1D 4 and p ZSP 118619 1D 2. 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.
