Vinyl pressings
by Neil Diamond · 1968
Brooklyn Roads / Holiday Inn Blues was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
.135-T-3A side runout, variant 1
.135T-4B side runout, variant 1
.135-T-3A side runout, variant 2
.136-T-3B side runout, variant 2
.135-T-2A side runout - etched
.135T-2B side runout - etched
.135A side label
.136B side label
135Label A
135-1CStamped, A Side Runout
136-1CStamped, B Side Runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | France | Philips 346 601 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Italy | Philips 346 601 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Philips 346 601 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Norway | Philips 346 601 BF / Philips 346.601 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | Uni Records UN 503First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | UK | Uni Records UN 503First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Canada | Uni Records 55065First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Uni Records UN 503First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Uni Records 55065First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Uni Records 55065First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Uni Records 55065First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
11 vinyl pressings of Brooklyn Roads / Holiday Inn Blues are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Uni Records 55065, released May 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 55065, UN 503, 346 601 BF) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, .135-T-3 and .135T-4. 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.
