Vinyl pressings
by Paul Simon · 1973
Kodachrome / Tenderness was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
33 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
p ZSS 158376-1B STERLINGA-Side Runout Etching
p ZSS 158377-1A STERLINGB-Side Runout Etching
ZSS 158376Label Side A
ZSS 158377Label Side B
T ZSS 158376-1DRunout, side A, variant 1
T1 ZSS 158377-1CRunout, side B, variant 1
T ZSS 158376-1D STERLINGRunout, side A, variant 2
T1 ZSS 158377-1D STERLINGRunout, side B, variant 2
ZSS 158376-1H s STERLINGSide A runout
ZSS 158377-1E STERLING s 1Side B runout
ZSS 158376-1ASide A Etching (variant 1)
ZSS 158377-1BSide B Etching (variant 1)
T ZSS 158376-1DSide A Etching (variant 2)
T ZSS 158377-1DSide B Etching (variant 2)
p ZSS 158376-1B STERLINGA-Side Runout Etching
p ZSS 158377-1A STERLINGB-Side Runout Etching
ZSS 158376Label Side A
ZSS 158377Label Side B
ZSS 158376 - 1G S S S STERLINGRun-out side A, variant 1
ZSS 158377 -1E STERLING S S S S SRun-out side B, variant 1
ZSS 158376-1F STERLING SSSSSRun-out side A, variant 2
ZSS 158377-1E STERLING S11Run-out side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | CBS BA-221981First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Brazil | CBS 33804First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Canada | Columbia 4-45859First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Columbia 4-45859First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | France | CBS CBS 1545First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | CBS CBS S 1545 / CBS CBS 1545First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Germany | CBS CBS S 1545First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Italy | CBS CBS 1545First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPB 237First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPB 237First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | Malaysia | CBS/Sony 2 - 735First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Mexico | CBS 7130First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 1545First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 1545First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | New Zealand | CBS BA 461456First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
33 vinyl pressings of Kodachrome / Tenderness are listed here, from 17 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Australia, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 4-45859.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-45859, BA-221981, 33804, CBS 1545) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p ZSS 158376-1B STERLING and p ZSS 158377-1A STERLING. 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.
