Vinyl pressings
by Santana · 1969
Evil Ways / Waiting 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.
9 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 3 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-152121-2C TlllSide A runout - variant 1
ZSP 152120-1C TlllllSide B runout - variant 1
ZSP-152121-2H TlllSide A runout - variant 2
ZSP 152120-1H TlllllSide B runout - variant 2
ZSP-152121-2B SISide A Runout
ZSP-152120-1A SIISide B Runout
ZSP 152121Side A Label
ZSP 152120Side B Label
P ZSP 152121-1FSide A runout
P ZSP 152120-2E A1Side B runout
ZSP 152121Side A label
ZSP 152120Side B label
ZSP-152121-2BSIDE 1 Runout
ZSS 152122-2B STEREOSide 2 Runout
ZSP-152121-2BSIDE 1 Runout
ZSS 152122-2B STEREOSide 2 Runout
ZSP-152121-2BSide A runout
ZSS 152122-2B STEREOSide B runout
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 | Brazil | CBS 33628First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | South Africa | Date DA 43First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | US | Columbia 4-45069First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1969 | US | Columbia 4-45069First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1969 | US | Columbia 4-45069First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Columbia 4-45069First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1969 | US | Columbia 4-45069First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | US | Columbia 4-45069First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | US | Columbia 4-45069First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Angola | CBS DA-437", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Australia | CBS BA-2217197", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Canada | Columbia 4-450697", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Costa Rica | CBS 104017", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Costa Rica | CBS 104017", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | France | CBS 48007", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | France | CBS 48007", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Germany | CBS 48007", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | India | CBS 45 4-450697", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Italy | CBS 48007", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Japan | CBS/Sony CBSA-820487", Single | 7", Single |
| 1970 | Japan | CBS/Sony CBSA-820487", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Netherlands | CBS 48007", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | New Zealand | CBS BA 4612797", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Philippines | CBS 4-450697", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Italy | Quei Favolosi Anni '60 - Peace & Love7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1999 | Italy | Quei Favolosi Anni '60 - Peace & Love7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Columbia 4-450697", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Columbia 4-450697", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Peru | CBS CSR-07687", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Portugal | CBS CBS 48007", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
32 vinyl pressings of Evil Ways / Waiting are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1969 and 1999.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Brazil, South Africa. One of them is Columbia 4-45069, released December 30, 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-45069, 33628, DA 43) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP-152121-2C Tlll and ZSP 152120-1C Tlllll. 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.
