Vinyl pressings
by Sagittarius · 1967
My World Fell Down was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 10 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-117399 1D T111Side A runout, etched
ZSP-117400 1C T11Side B runout, etched
ZSP-117399 1C T1Side A runout, etched (variant)
ZSP-117400 1D T11Side B runout, etched (variant)
ZSP-117399 1B SA side runout
ZSP-117400 1B SB side runout
ZSP-117399A side label
ZSP-117400B side label
ZSP-117399 1F 3 PA side runout
ZSP-117400 1EB side runout
ZSP-117399A side label
ZSP-117400B side label
P ZSP-117399 1F 5Side A runout
P ZSP-117399 1F 3Side B runout
ZSP-117399 1B sA runout, etched
ZSP-117400 1B sB runout, etched
JZSP-117399A label
JZSP-117400B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Argentina | CBS 21.832First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Australia | CBS BA-221437First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Canada | Columbia 4-44163First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | CBS 3006First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | CBS 30067", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1967 | Netherlands | CBS 2867First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | New Zealand | CBS BA-461145First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | South Africa | CBS SSC.825First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Spain | CBS 3006First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-44163First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-44163First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-44163First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-44163First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-44163First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-44163First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | CBS 30067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
18 vinyl pressings of My World Fell Down are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 4-44163, released May 15, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-44163, 2867, BA-221437, 3006) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP-117399 1D T111 and ZSP-117400 1C T11. 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.
