Vinyl pressings
by OC Smith · 1969
Friend, Lover, Woman, Wife 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.
17 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 11 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.
ZSP-138685-1ERunout side A etched, variant 1
ZSP-138684-1ERunout side B etched, variant 1
ZSP-138685-1C TIRunout side A etched, variant 2
ZSP-138684-1C TIIIIRunout side B etched, variant 2
ZSP-138685-1A ssRunout side A
ZSP-138684-1B- sRunout side B
ZSP 138685Label side A
ZSP 138684Label side B
p ZSP-138685-1FA runout
p ZSP-138684-1FB runout
ZSP 138685A label
ZSP 138684B 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 | Australia | CBS BA-221638First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Brazil | CBS 33614First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1969 | Canada | Columbia 4-44859First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | France | CBS 4258First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | CBS 4258First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Jamaica | Columbia 4-44859First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1969 | Netherlands | CBS 4258First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | New Zealand | CBS BA 461232First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | South Africa | Date DA.28First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | UK | CBS 4258First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Columbia 4-44859First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1969 | US | Columbia 4-44859First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1969 | US | Columbia 4-44859First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Columbia 4-44859First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1969 | US | Columbia 4-44859First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
17 vinyl pressings of Friend, Lover, Woman, Wife are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Columbia 4-44859.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-44859, 4258, BA-221638, 33614) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP-138685-1E and ZSP-138684-1E. 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.
