Vinyl pressings
by Simon & Garfunkel · 1966
A Hazy Shade Of Winter was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 11 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.
ZSP116054-1C TIRunout, Side A, Stamped, Variant 1
ZSP116053-1C TIRunout, Side B, Stamped, Variant 1
ZSP116054-1A TIIRunout, Side A, Variant 2
ZSP116053-1A TIIRunout, Side B, Variant 2
ZSP116054-1FSide A Runout, variant 1
ZSP11603-1AASide B Runout, variant 1
J ZSP116054-1K pSide A Runout, variant 2
ZSP11653-1G pSide B Runout, variant 2
ZSP116054-1G pRunout of Side A
ZSP116053-1H pRunout of Side B
ZSP116054-1E sssRunout, Side A, Stamped
ZSP116053-1F sssssRunout, Side B, Stamped
ZSP 116053Side B Label
ZSP 116054Side A Label
ZSP116053-1F SRunout side A
ZSP116054-1E SRunout side B
JZSP 116053Label side A
JZSP 116054Label side B
ZSP116053-1H P 2Side A runout
JZSP116054-1K P 2Side B runout
JZSP 116053Side A label
JZSP 116054Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | CBS BA-221342First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Canada | Columbia 4-43873First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Denmark | CBS 2378 / CBS CBS 2378First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | France | CBS 2378First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | Germany | CBS 2378First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Netherlands | CBS 2378First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1966 | New Zealand | CBS BA-461115First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Norway | CBS 2378 / CBS CBS 2378First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Rhodesia | CBS SSC 721First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1966 | UK | CBS 202378First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Columbia 4-43873First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Columbia 4-43873First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Columbia 4-43873First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1966 | US | Columbia 4-43873First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Columbia 4-43873First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Hong Kong | CBS BA 320,1057", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Netherlands | CBS 23787", Single | 7", Single |
22 vinyl pressings of A Hazy Shade Of Winter are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1966 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 4-43873.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-43873, 202378, BA-221342, 2378) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP116054-1C TI and ZSP116053-1C 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.
