Vinyl pressings
by Ray Stevens · 1970
Everything Is Beautiful was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
32 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 21 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.
AB- ZS 7-2011-1 TIIStamper, Side A (TII etched), variant 1
AB- ZS 7-2011-2 TIIStamper, Side B (TII etched), variant 1
AJ- ZS 7-2011-1 TIStamper, Side A (TII etched), variant 2
AD- ZS 7-2011-2 TIIIStamper, Side B (TII etched), variant 2
AJ-ZS 7-2011-1 TIII
AK-ZS 7-2011-2 TII
AG-ZS7-2011-1 P A3A-Side Runout Variant 1
AG-ZS7-2011-2 PB-Side Runout Variant 1
AA-ZS7-2011-1 P 5A-Side Runout Variant 2
AG-ZS7-2011-2 PB-Side Runout Variant 2
AC-ZS 7-2011-1 sIIIA Runout
AC-ZS 7-2011-2 sIB Runout
ZS7 2011-1TI GRunout Side A
ZS7 2011-2TI GRunout Side B
AA- JZS 7-2011-1 3Side A run-out, stamped
AA- JZS 7-2011-2 2Side B run-out, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | CBS BA-221737First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Brazil | Epic 66076First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Canada | Barnaby Records ZS7-2011First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | France | CBS 4953First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Germany | CBS 4953First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Germany | CBS 4953First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Greece | CBS BA 301280First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | India | CBS ZS7.2011First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1970 | Ireland | CBS 4953First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Israel | CBS 4953First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Italy | CBS 5052First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Jamaica | Barnaby Records ZS7 2011First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Japan | CBS/Sony CBSA 82066First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Netherlands | CBS 4953First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | New Zealand | CBS BA 461289First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | CBS 49537", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
33 vinyl pressings of Everything Is Beautiful are listed here, from 21 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Barnaby Records ZS7 2011, released March 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ZS7 2011, ZS7-2011, ZS7.2011, 4953) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AB- ZS 7-2011-1 TII and AB- ZS 7-2011-2 TII. 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.
