Vinyl pressings
by Ray Price · 1971
I'd Rather Be Sorry / When I Loved Her was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 5 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.
ZSS 155133-1H TIA side runout, variant 1
ZS S 155141-1A TIB side runout, variant 1
ZSS 155133-1H TIIIIA side runout, variant 2
ZSS 155141-1B TIIB side runout, variant 2
ZSS155133-1A PA side runout stamped
ZSS155141-1F PB side runout stamped
ZSS 155133A side label
ZSS 155141B side label
ZSS 155133-1D sA side runout
ZS S 155141-1D ssB side runout
ZSS 155133A side label
ZSS 155141B side label
p JZSP154292-1E 3A-Side Runout Etching
J ZSP155140-1E p 2B-Side Runout Etching
JZSP 154292A-Side Label
JZSP 155140B-Side Label
ZSP154292-1B TIIA side runout, etched
JZSP155140-1A TIB side runout, etched
JZSP 154292A side label
ZSS 155140B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | CBS BA-221842First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Canada | Columbia 4-45425First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | Columbia 4-45425First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Philippines | CBS 4-45425First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Portugal | CBS CBS 7354First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | US | Columbia 4-45425First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1971 | US | Columbia 4-45425First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Columbia 4-45425First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Columbia 4-45425First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Columbia 4-45425First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of I'd Rather Be Sorry / When I Loved Her are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Australia, Canada, Philippines and more. One of them is Columbia 4-45425.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-45425, BA-221842, CBS 7354) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS 155133-1H TI and ZS S 155141-1A TI. 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.
