Vinyl pressings
by Paul Revere & The Raiders · 1969
Let Me / I Don't Know 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.
25 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 17 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 - 138680 - 1FRunout A, variant 1, etched
ZSP - 138681 - 1FRunout B, variant 1, etched
ZSP - 138680 - 2 - 1ARunout A, variant 2, etched
ZSP - 138681 - 1ARunout B, variant 2, etched
ZSP - 138680 - 1C TIRunout, Side A, Etched, variant 1
ZSP - 138681 - 1C TIRunout, Side B, Etched, variant 1
ZSP - 138680-2 - 1C TIRunout, Side A, Etched, variant 2
ZSP - 138681 - 1C TIRunout, Side B, Etched, variant 2
ZSP-138680-2 - 1A sssssA runout
ZSP - 138681 - 1A ssssB runout
ZSP 138680A label
ZSP 138681B label
ZSP - 138680 - 1FRunout A, variant 1, etched
ZSP - 138681 - 1FRunout B, variant 1, etched
ZSP - 138680 - 2 - 1ARunout A, variant 2, etched
ZSP - 138681 - 1ARunout B, variant 2, etched
ZSP-138680-2-1F PRunout A
ZSP-138681-1E 1 P 0Runout B, variant 1, etched
ZSP 138680A side label
ZSP 138681B side 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-221637First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Canada | Columbia 4-44854First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Chile | CBS 90.066 / CBS 4-44854First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | France | CBS 4260First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Germany | CBS 4260First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Greece | CBS BA 301250First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Israel | CBS 4260First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Japan | CBS/Sony CBSA 82004First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Netherlands | CBS 4260First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | New Zealand | CBS BA 461231First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Peru | CBS CSR 0735First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Portugal | CBS 4260First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Scandinavia | CBS 4260 / CBS CBS 4260First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1969 | Scandinavia | CBS 4260First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1969 | Scandinavia | CBS 4260 / CBS CBS 4260First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Spain | CBS 42607", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Netherlands | CBS CBSA 14247", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
27 vinyl pressings of Let Me / I Don't Know are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1969 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 4-44854.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-44854, 4260, BA-221637, 90.066) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP - 138680 - 1F and ZSP - 138681 - 1F. 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.
